--- a/src/luan/Luan.java	Tue Feb 06 22:04:47 2018 -0700
+++ b/src/luan/Luan.java	Wed Feb 07 17:36:38 2018 -0700
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import luan.modules.BasicLuan;
+import luan.modules.Utils;
 import luan.impl.LuanCompiler;
 
 
@@ -223,6 +224,11 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static LuanTable table(LuanTable v) throws LuanException {
+		Utils.checkNotNull(v);
+		return v;
+	}
+
 
 	private Luan() {}  // never
 }