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How to insert Dictionaries into Tables?
So, I have a table that looks like this:
local Mytable ={
["Money"] = 500,
["Inventory"] ={
["Bread"] = 1,
["Apples"] = 40,
},
}
So i'm trying to insert another Dictionary like this:
["Pets"] ={
["Dogs"] = 1,
["Cats"] = 5,
},
But how would I insert that Dictionary into Mytable? I already tried :
table.insert(Mytable,["Pets"] ={
["Dogs"] = 1,
["Cats"] = 5,
},)
But that didn't work... Anyone know how to do this?
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I don't believe this is possible unless you put it into the script itself. antonio6643 426 — 7y
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Great question. As you already know, table.insert() will not work with dictionaries! To add values or definitions to your table, there are 2 ways.
1st way:
local Mytable ={
["Money"] = 500,
["Inventory"] ={
["Bread"] = 1,
["Apples"] = 40,
},
}
Mytable.Color = "Green"
2nd way:
local Mytable ={
["Money"] = 500,
["Inventory"] ={
["Bread"] = 1,
["Apples"] = 40,
},
}
Mytable['Color'] = "Green"
Adding values to a dictionary is indexing it, which is practically the same way you define it! Hope I've helped.