What would be the best way to clear a table?
I'm attempting to clear a table inside a function, but every-time I do, it either says I can't insert into the table because it's nil or it just adds the same record over and over again without clearing it.
Methods I have tried
Table = nil
^ is the one that says I can't insert into the table because it's nil
Table = {}
^ Doesn't clear the table, just keeps the records
1 answer
You iterate over the keys and make them nil.
for k,v in pairs(t) do t[k] = nil end
If it's an array then remove values with table.remove()
Please note that, while this will work for most of the tables, it is possible to craft a table which would not be cleaned in this way, using meta-tables
Also, If using remove, start removing at the end of the array, otherwise it will take a long time, as all elements after the created hole need to be moved. The approach using pairs is much faster.