loading a table from a string?

[Mr. Strange]

Alright, I want to do the following:

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x = "temp"
temp = {1,2,3}

function silly(t)
for i,v in pairs(t) do something end
end

I want to pass x to my function, and have it call the function on table temp. That is, I want to take a string, and find a table with that name. Maybe use loadstring() ? gettable ? I've tried a few random things with no success.

--Mr. Strange

[Dr. Magnusson]

I'd suggest using _G[t], provided the table is global.

[Mr. Strange]

Just that easy! It totally worked.

--Mr. Strange