Table questions

[kingzooly]

Hey there all

I have a table

TableName.Subtable = {
        [4] = {
        Name = '',
        Sec = ''
        },
        [89] = {
        Name = '',
        Sec = ''
        }

I want to loop throw the [] returns but there not in number order but they are numbers
and they don't have some numbers in it

like 4,7,12,89

I also need to return that number
so when I loop throw

for x, j in pairs() do
   
end

the x is the index but does it just loop throw them and will x but the name or will it just be a number count?

[kingzooly]

Is there no takers on this or have I explained myself wrong?

[HobbsyJr]

Tables contain values, each value has an index to describe where it is in the table.

if you don't set any indexes they are set automatically.

E.g

tMyTable = {"Fred", "Bob", "Jim", "Kingzooly"}
the indexes are automatically set to 1, 2, 3, 4 etc...

setting custom indexes is written like this

tMyTable = {59="Fred", 67="Bob"}.

Using a for loop the way you have shown the x would be the index and the j would be the value. So in my cutom index example:

for x,j in pairs(tMyTable) do
 -- Some Stuff
end

Some Stuff would execute once for x=59, j="Fred" and then again for x=67, j="Bob".

In your example:
TableName.Subtable = { [4] = { Name = '', Sec = '' } [89] = { Name = '', Sec = '' }

You have tables inside a table so the for loop would execute differently depending on which table you referenced.

I would suggest using:

for x,j in pairs(AnyTableYouFancy) do
Dialog.Message(x, j);
end

to determine exactly what is going on.

Hope this helps

[kingzooly]

Tables contain values, each value has an index to describe where it is in the table.

if you don't set any indexes they are set automatically.

E.g

tMyTable = {"Fred", "Bob", "Jim", "Kingzooly"}
the indexes are automatically set to 1, 2, 3, 4 etc...

setting custom indexes is written like this

tMyTable = {59="Fred", 67="Bob"}.

Using a for loop the way you have shown the x would be the index and the j would be the value. So in my cutom index example:

for x,j in pairs(tMyTable) do
 -- Some Stuff
end

Some Stuff would execute once for x=59, j="Fred" and then again for x=67, j="Bob".

In your example:
TableName.Subtable = { [4] = { Name = '', Sec = '' } [89] = { Name = '', Sec = '' }

You have tables inside a table so the for loop would execute differently depending on which table you referenced.

I would suggest using:

for x,j in pairs(AnyTableYouFancy) do
Dialog.Message(x, j);
end

to determine exactly what is going on.

Hope this helps

Yes and no lol I will have to do like you said do a test, I just been busy with BunnyHop I just not had time to test it but I think it will work the way I was hoping now you have explained it little better then the help file did lol