diff --git a/examples/tables.cpp b/examples/tables.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be2dfde9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tables.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#include <sol.hpp>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+// this example shows how to read data in from a lua table
+
+int main() {
+    sol::state lua;
+    // table used as an array
+    lua.script("table1 = {\"hello\", \"table\"}");
+    // table with a nested table and the key value syntax
+    lua.script("table2 = {"
+                  "[\"nestedTable\"] = {"
+                       "[\"key1\"] = \"value1\","
+                       "[\"key2\"]= \"value2\""
+                   "},"
+                  "[\"name\"]= \"table2\""
+                "}");
+
+
+    // using the values stored in table1
+    std::cout << lua.get<sol::table>("table1").get<std::string>(1) << " "
+              << lua.get<sol::table>("table1").get<std::string>(2) << '\n';
+
+    auto t2 = lua.get<sol::table>("table2");
+    auto nestedTable = t2.get<sol::table>("nestedTable");
+
+    // some retrieval of values from the nested table
+    // the cleaner way of doing things
+    std::cout << "nested table: key1 : " << nestedTable.get<std::string>("key1") << ", key2: "
+    // yes you can chain the get<>() results
+              << lua.get<sol::table>("table2").get<sol::table>("nestedTable").get<std::string>("key2")
+              << '\n';
+
+    std::cout << "name of t2: " << t2.get<std::string>("name") << '\n';
+}
diff --git a/sol/function_types.hpp b/sol/function_types.hpp
index dd7af8fb..0fd4f7d6 100644
--- a/sol/function_types.hpp
+++ b/sol/function_types.hpp
@@ -564,4 +564,4 @@ struct usertype_indexing_function : public usertype_function_core<Function, Tp>
 
 } // sol
 
-#endif // SOL_FUNCTION_TYPES_HPP
+#endif // SOL_FUNCTION_TYPES_HPP
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