Create object within a function?

I'm a little new to OOP in Lua and I'm having trouble creating an object within a function. Outside of a function I can do it easy as pie.

Code:

Duck = Player

But when I try to do it in a function, it doesn't seem to work. In the Create method, it tries to make a new Player object (I tried id = self instead of id = Player as well). It doesn't work, and I get Duck is a nil value when I try to use the print method. I'm doing all of this to just test things, I know I don't need an object and whatnot to print, but I'm trying to get better in OOP.

Code:

Player = {
	Create = function(self, id)
		id = Player
	end,
	Print = function(self, tp)
		print(tp)
	end;
}

Player:Create("Duck")
Duck:Print("Test")

The code below works, but what if I want to make an object that isn't called 'Duck'?

Code:

Player = {
	Create = function(self)
		Duck = self
	end,
	Print = function(self, tp)
		print(tp)
	end;
}

Player:Create()
Duck:Print("Test")

What would be the solution to this? Or is there a better way? Google hasn't been of much help

EDIT: I think it might be cause I'm using a string instead of a table @[email protected]

 

Take a look at how Clockworks meta tables work in the Command library

 

Woooo

Thanks a ton, got it working ;D. Decided to scrap this project and work on a different one.

Code:

Test = Game.player:New("Duck")
print(Test:GetName())

Output

Code:

Duck

Really pointed me in the right direction