va_list args;
    stringstream code;
    char* ename;
    int evalue;
    
    code << tname << " = setmetatable({}, {";
    code << "__index = {";

    // Iterate over the variadic arguments adding the enum values.
    va_start(args, tname);
    while(( = va_arg(args, char*)) != 0)
    {
        string ename_string = string(ename);
        evalue = va_arg(args, int);
        code << ename_string << "=" << evalue << ",";
    } 
    va_end(args);