--- a/core/src/luan/impl/LuanImpl.java	Tue Apr 05 20:30:42 2016 -0600
+++ b/core/src/luan/impl/LuanImpl.java	Wed Apr 06 21:06:29 2016 -0600
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import luan.LuanTable;
 import luan.LuanFunction;
 import luan.LuanException;
+import luan.modules.JavaLuan;
 
 
 public final class LuanImpl {
@@ -211,6 +212,18 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static void put(LuanState luan,Object t,Object key,Object value) throws LuanException {
+		if( t instanceof LuanTable ) {
+			LuanTable tbl = (LuanTable)t;
+			tbl.put(luan,key,value);
+			return;
+		}
+		if( t != null && luan.hasJava() )
+			JavaLuan.__new_index(luan,t,key,value);
+		else
+			throw new LuanException( "attempt to index a " + Luan.type(t) + " value" );
+	}
+
 	public static Object[] concatArgs(Object o1,Object o2) {
 		if( o1 instanceof Object[] ) {
 			Object[] a1 = (Object[])o1;