Get integers via for Loop or Array Need Help

[telco]

I have paragraph's that contains a number, i want to get and add those numbers, here is my implementation i will just use 3 paragraph for example.

par1 = String.ToNumber(Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph1"))
par2 = String.ToNumber(Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph2"))
par3 = String.ToNumber(Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph3"))

Total = par1+par2+par3

so that total will be the sum of 3 paragraph.
But how to achieve it using for loop for array? i am now practising Loop or array is there way to get those value in Array or for Loop ways?

i try this in array:
Total = { "Paragraph1", "Paragraph2", "Paragraph3"}

newTotal = String.ToNumber(Total)
Paragraph.SetText("Total", newTotal);

not work


also this

for count =1, 3 do
newTotal = String.ToNumber(Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph"..cou nt))
end

Paragraph.SetText("Total", newTotal);

not work


Thanks

[BioHazard]

No problemo, buddy.

Just break the problem down into small, individual steps. And then think logically about how to address each individual step. Sometimes I find it helpful to use old-fashioned pencil & paper to sketch out the logic in the form of flow-charts. Helps me keep the mental-gymnastics straight in my head. Try it, you'd be surprised how much it can help sometimes.

So, using a Count-Loop.
Like this:

nTotal = 0
for count = 1, 3 do
    nReturn = Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph"..count);
    nTotal = nTotal + nReturn
end
Paragraph.SetText("Total", nTotal);

Or, using a Table-Array.
Like this:

tNumbers = {
    Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph1"),
    Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph2"),
    Paragraph.GetText("Paragraph3"),
};

nTotal = 0
for k,v in pairs (tNumbers) do
    nTotal = nTotal + v
end
Paragraph.SetText("Total", nTotal);

............................

Nb.
Regarding the use of String.ToNumber:

In this particular case, string as number is implicit.
From: https://www.lua.org/pil/2.4.html

Lua provides automatic conversions between numbers and strings at run time. Any numeric operation applied to a string tries to convert the string to a number ...

Note: this does not apply with comparisons.
ie

if "10" > 10 then

.. in which case, string to number conversion is required for interpretation as an integer value.

[telco]

Thanks bio.. just got home from vacation.. i already see this last week but can managed to reply i cant login using other computer.. i forgot my password lol...