code: function (table) {
  			var mt;
  
  			if (table instanceof shine.Table) {
  				if ((mt = table.__shine.metatable) && (mt = mt.__metatable)) return mt;
  				return table.__shine.metatable;
  
  			} else if (typeof table == 'string') {
  				return stringMetatable;
  			}
  		}
docs: Implementation of Lua's getmetatable function.
  @param {object} table The table from which to obtain the metatable.