--- a/C++/Luae.cpp	Sat Jan 04 16:59:09 2014 +0100
+++ b/C++/Luae.cpp	Sat Jan 04 18:02:06 2014 +0100
@@ -205,6 +205,84 @@
 	return value;
 }
 
+template <>
+void LuaeTable::set(lua_State *L,
+		    int idx,
+		    const std::string &name,
+		    const bool &value)
+{
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKBEGIN(L);
+	lua_pushboolean(L, value);
+	lua_setfield(L, (idx < 0) ? idx - 1 : idx, name.c_str());
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKEQUALS(L);
+}
+
+template <>
+void LuaeTable::set(lua_State *L,
+		    int idx,
+		    const std::string &name,
+		    const double &value)
+{
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKBEGIN(L);
+	lua_pushnumber(L, value);
+	lua_setfield(L, (idx < 0) ? idx - 1 : idx, name.c_str());
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKEQUALS(L);
+}
+
+template <>
+void LuaeTable::set(lua_State *L,
+		    int idx,
+		    const std::string &name,
+		    const int &value)
+{
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKBEGIN(L);
+	lua_pushinteger(L, value);
+	lua_setfield(L, (idx < 0) ? idx - 1 : idx, name.c_str());
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKEQUALS(L);
+}
+
+template <>
+void LuaeTable::set(lua_State *L,
+		    int idx,
+		    const std::string &name,
+		    const std::string &value)
+{
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKBEGIN(L);
+	lua_pushlstring(L, value.c_str(), value.length());
+	lua_setfield(L, (idx < 0) ? idx - 1 : idx, name.c_str());
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKEQUALS(L);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Version for const char *
+ */
+template <>
+void LuaeTable::set(lua_State *L,
+		    int idx,
+		    const std::string &name,
+		    const char * const &value)
+{
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKBEGIN(L);
+	lua_pushstring(L, value);
+	lua_setfield(L, (idx < 0) ? idx - 1 : idx, name.c_str());
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKEQUALS(L);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Version for char *
+ */
+template <>
+void LuaeTable::set(lua_State *L,
+		    int idx,
+		    const std::string &name,
+		    char * const &value)
+{
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKBEGIN(L);
+	lua_pushstring(L, value);
+	lua_setfield(L, (idx < 0) ? idx - 1 : idx, name.c_str());
+	LUAE_STACK_CHECKEQUALS(L);
+}
+
 int LuaeTable::type(lua_State *L, int idx, const std::string &name)
 {
 	int type;

--- a/C++/Luae.h	Sat Jan 04 16:59:09 2014 +0100
+++ b/C++/Luae.h	Sat Jan 04 18:02:06 2014 +0100
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define _LUA_H_
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
@@ -169,6 +170,32 @@
 	static T get(lua_State *L, int idx, const std::string &name);
 
 	/**
+	 * Set a table field. Specialized for the same fields as get.
+	 *
+	 * @param L the Lua state
+	 * @param idx the index
+	 * @param name the field name
+	 * @param value the value
+	 * @see get
+	 */
+	template <typename T>
+	static void set(lua_State *L, int idx, const std::string &name, const T &value);
+
+	/**
+	 * Overload for string literals.
+	 *
+	 * @param L the Lua state
+	 * @param idx the index
+	 * @param name the field name
+	 * @param s the string
+	 */
+	template <size_t N>
+	static void set(lua_State *L, int idx, const std::string &name, const char (&s)[N])
+	{
+		set<const char *>(L, idx, name, s);
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Require a field from a table.
 	 *
 	 * @param L the Lua state