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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?
1 | items = {} |
2 | items[1]['Name'] = 'A killing machine' |
3 | items[1]['Desc'] = "Nobody can afford it.. it's unknown why it's so expensive.." |
4 | items[1]['Cost'] = 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 |
I also tried..
1 | items = {} |
2 | items[1]['Name'] = {'A killing machine'} |
3 | items[1]['Desc'] = {"Nobody can afford it.. it's unknown why it's so expensive.."} |
4 | 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.:-
1 | items = {} |
2 | items[1] = {} -- adds a table in index 1 |
3 | items[1]['Name'] = 'A killing machine' |
4 | items[1]['Desc'] = "Nobody can afford it.. it's unknown why it's so expensive.." |
5 | items[1]['Cost'] = 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 |
6 |
7 | print(items[1]['Name']) |
Hope this helps.
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Here's a clearer way to think about it:
1 | -- on its own, an item is an object: |
2 | local item = {} |
3 | item.Name = "Blah" |
4 | item.Desc = "foo foo foo" |
5 | item.Cost = 999 |
6 | -- (it exists without having to worry about its context,`items`) |
7 |
8 | -- you just happen to put that object into another one: |
9 | items[1] = item |
Of course, you can also write this as table literals:
1 | local item = { |
2 | Name = "Blah", |
3 | Desc = "foo foo foo", |
4 | Cost = 999 |
5 | } |
6 |
7 | items = {item} |