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How to use tables inside tables?
Sorry for asking such a simple question, but for some reason I can't figure out why this table isn't working?
items = {}
items[1]['Name'] = 'A killing machine'
items[1]['Desc'] = "Nobody can afford it.. it's unknown why it's so expensive.."
items[1]['Cost'] = 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
I also tried..
items = {}
items[1]['Name'] = {'A killing machine'}
items[1]['Desc'] = {"Nobody can afford it.. it's unknown why it's so expensive.."}
items[1]['Cost'] = {9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999}
I have plenty of experience, am I just forgetting something again?
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When you have tables inside tables it is commonly called a nested table.
The problem with your code is that you have not added this nested table in, so to resolve this simply add a table in at the index e.g.:-
items = {}
items[1] = {} -- adds a table in index 1
items[1]['Name'] = 'A killing machine'
items[1]['Desc'] = "Nobody can afford it.. it's unknown why it's so expensive.."
items[1]['Cost'] = 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
print(items[1]['Name'])
Hope this helps.
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Here's a clearer way to think about it:
-- on its own, an item is an object:
local item = {}
item.Name = "Blah"
item.Desc = "foo foo foo"
item.Cost = 999
-- (it exists without having to worry about its context,`items`)
-- you just happen to put that object into another one:
items[1] = item
Of course, you can also write this as table literals:
local item = {
Name = "Blah",
Desc = "foo foo foo",
Cost = 999
}
items = {item}