how do i add sub-tables in a table with a script?
im trying to do something like this
if atable[vectorpos] ~= nil then
print("hey this position isnt taken")
else
table.insert(atable,1,[vectorpos = vectorpos])
end
-- vector pos is turned into a string for this example
this would require me to make that vectorpos a subtable in a table, how would i do that
(also i mean ["a"] = "a" types)
1 answer
So from i see from your code you are trying to check if that spot is not taken yet, there are multiple ways of doing it based off the situation.
You can add the vector value into table and then check if the value is in the table (This is what you were trying to do if i'm right) Here is example of it:
local takenVectors = { -- Current positions in the table
Vector3.new(0, 2, 0),
Vector3.new(0, 0, 4),
}
local newVector = Vector3.new(0, 2, 0) -- This position is already in a table
for index, takenVector in pairs(takenVectors) do
if takenVector == newVector then -- If same vector already exists in the table, it will print it out
print("Spot is taken!")
break -- Breaks pairs loop to not check anymore
end
end
If you would like to change specific vector in the table (Like you said something (also i mean ["a"] = "a" types)) you can try this method:
local takenVectors = {}
local newVector = Vector3.new(0, 0, 0)
takenVectors[tostring(newVector)] = newVector -- inserts the vector into table with index
for index, vector in pairs(takenVectors) do
print(index, vector)
end
--> Output: 0, 0, 0 0, 0, 0
I don't know if this is what you need and i don't know if this is efficient method of indexing but it works atleast and you can access the vector from the table by doing print(takenVectors["0, 0, 0"]).