How would I get the things in this table?
Battle_NPC = script.Parent; Respawned_Battle_NPC = Battle_NPC:Clone();
while true do
wait(1);
Battle_NPC_Humanoid = Battle_NPC:FindFirstChild("Humanoid");
if Battle_NPC_Humanoid ~= nil then
Joints = {
Battle_NPC_RightArm = Battle_NPC:FindFirstChild("Right Arm");
Battle_NPC_LeftArm = Battle_NPC:FindFirstChild("Left Arm");
Battle_NPC_RightLeg = Battle_NPC:FindFirstChild("Right Leg");
Battle_NPC_LeftLeg = Battle_NPC:FindFirstChild("Left Leg");
}
local Continue = true;
for i, v in pairs(Joints) do
if v == nil then
Continue = false;
end
end
end
end
I know, there is a more simple way to do this, but I want to see if this is possible. I'm trying to get the things in the Table and Destroy them with the :Destroy method. My friend gave me the in pairs loop and I don't know what to do next.
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1 answer
I'm not really sure what you're asking for here.
The generic for loop uses an iterator function to pass over all members of a Table. pairs and ipairs are the stock iterator functions. pairs goes over every key-value pair once, but in an indeterminate order. ipairs only works with integer keys, and will go from 1 to the highest consecutive numbered member.
Examples:
local tab = {
"stringMember",
123, --number member
"anotherString",
NamedMember = "Non-integer!",
"anotherStringAgain!", --default again.
[5] = 125,
[7] = 125,
}
for i, v in ipairs(tab) do
print(i .. " :: " .. v)
end
print("")
for i, v in pairs(tab) do
print(i .. " :: " .. v)
end
And the output:
1 :: stringMember
2 :: 123
3 :: anotherString
4 :: anotherStringAgain!
5 :: 125
1 :: stringMember
2 :: 123
3 :: anotherString
4 :: anotherStringAgain!
5 :: 125
NamedMember :: Non-integer!
7 :: 125
Note that the NamedMember was not printed in the position it was declared in in the table. Also note that the value at index 7 was not reached by the ipairs loop, even though it is an integer: there was no value at 6 so ipairs stopped!