# Hooking

### Clone Function <a href="#clone-function" id="clone-function"></a>

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```typescript
<function> clonefunction(<function> a1)
```

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* Clones function `a1`.

> Alternative: `clonefunc`

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### Get Callback Value

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```typescript
<any> getcallbackvalue(<function fn>)
```

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* Retrieves the current value or reference of `fn` that has been set or hooked.

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### Hook Function

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```typescript
<function> hookfunction(<function> old, <function> new)  
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* Hooks function `old`, replacing it with the function `new`. The `old` function is returned, you *must* use this function in order to call the original function.

> Alternative: `replaceclosure`, `hookfunc`, `replacefunction`, `replacefunc`, `detourfunction`, `replaceclosure`, `detour_function`

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### Hook Metamethod

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```typescript
<function> hookmetamethod(<Object> object, <string> metamethod, <function> a1)  
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* Hooks the `metamethod` passed in `object`'s metatable with `a1`.

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### Is Hooked

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```typescript
<bool> ishooked(<function fn>)
```

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* Checks if `fn` has been hooked (i.e., replaced or wrapped by a hook).

> Alternative: `isfunctionhooked`

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### Is Our Call Stack

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```typescript
<bool> isourcallstack(<int level>)
```

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* Checks the entire callstack to see if it is from Wave or Roblox.

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### New C Closure

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```typescript
<function> newcclosure(<function> a1)  
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* Pushes a new C Closure that invokes the function `a1` upon call.

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### New Lua Closure

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```typescript
<function> newlclosure(<function fn>)
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* Pushes a new L Closure that invokes the function `fn` upon call.

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### Protect Closure

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```typescript
<void> protectclosure(<function fn>)
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* Prevents `fn` from being hooked or modified by external code.

> Alternative: `protectfunction`

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### Restore Closure

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```typescript
<void> restoreclosure(<function fn>)
```

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* Restores `fn` back to its original, unmodified closure.

> Alternative: `restorefunction`, `restorefunc`


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