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Creating a 3D array with code, how do I do it?
Hi everyone,
I know how I would set this out if I could set the data structure out beforehand, by doing:
1 | local array = { foldername = {child, child}; foldername = {child, child} } |
But how do I do this when I just can't foresee how many folders (or any other object for that matter) and need a variable amount of secondary arrays?
I tried this, but it errors.
01 | local array = {} |
02 |
03 | for i, v in pairs(sp:GetChildren()) do |
04 | if v:IsA("Folder") then |
05 | table.insert(array, v) |
06 | for _, x in pairs(v:GetChildren()) do |
07 | table.insert(array[i], x.Name) |
08 | end |
09 | end |
10 | end |
My output:
14:30:01.904 - Workspace.Script:5: bad argument #1 to 'insert' (table expected, got Object)
14:30:01.905 - Script 'Workspace.Script', Line 5
14:30:01.906 - Stack End
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Just remember to set the key you're accessing to a table.
1 | local array = {} |
2 | for i, v in pairs(sp:GetChildren()) do |
3 | if v:IsA("Folder") then |
4 | array[i] = {}; -- Set it to an array so that there's actually room there |
5 | for n, x in pairs(v:GetChildren()) do |
6 | array[i][n] = x.Name; -- I'd advise against table.insert when alternatives exist, except for in making cleaner code. |
7 | end |
8 | end |
9 | end |
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Thanks! That seems to work. ausmel105 140 — 9y