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# Class `button`

awesome button API

Furthermore to the classes described here, one can also use signals as described in signals.

Some signal names are starting with a dot. These dots are artefacts from the documentation generation, you get the real signal name by removing the starting dot.

### Info:

- Copyright: 2008-2009 Julien Danjou
- Author: Julien Danjou <julien@danjou.info>

## Signals

.press | When bound mouse button + modifiers are pressed.
property::button | When property changes.
property::modifiers | When property changes.
.release | When bound mouse button + modifiers are pressed.

## Tables

button.button | Button object.

## Methods

button:instances () | Get the number of instances.
button:set_index_miss_handler (cb) | Set a __index metamethod for all button instances.
button:set_newindex_miss_handler (cb) | Set a __newindex metamethod for all button instances.

## Signals

.press
  When bound mouse button + modifiers are pressed.

  ### Arguments:

  - ... One or more arguments are possible
property::button
  When property changes.
property::modifiers
  When property changes.
.release
  When bound mouse button + modifiers are pressed.

  ### Arguments:

  - ... One or more arguments are possible

## Tables

button.button
  Button object.

  ### Fields:

  - button int The mouse button number, or 0 for any button.
  - modifiers table The modifier key table that should be pressed while the button is pressed.

## Methods

button:instances ()
  Get the number of instances.

  ### Returns:

  int The number of button objects alive.
button:set_index_miss_handler (cb)
  Set a __index metamethod for all button instances.
  - cb function The meta-method
button:set_newindex_miss_handler (cb)
  Set a __newindex metamethod for all button instances.
  - cb function The meta-method

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