how to retrieve variable arguments in lua 5.2
<p>The reference pages all say things like</p>

<pre><code>function this(...)
end
</code></pre>

<p>However when I try to apply the supposed <code>arg</code> variable all I get is a nil reference. Any attempt I've made to capture the arguments results in a nil table. I've tried forcing a <code>local tab = {...}</code> and still get the nil reference. The closest I've managed to get to capturing the arguments is a <code>select("#",...)</code> which only returns the number of arguments. Whenever I try to capture this outside parameter declaration I get nothing but another error...</p>

<p>I've been thoroughly looking into this with no avail... any way I can accomplish this without forcibly passing a table?</p>