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How do I get length of a table/array without using # or table.getn() ?
I want to get length of an array/table.
local mytable = {one = {value = 1}, two = {value = 2}}
print(#mytable)
print(table.getn(mytable))
Both will return 0. I want to find the way that will print 2 in this situation.
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You can't use the length operator on dictionaries, you'd have to loop through it.
local mytable = {one = {value = 1}, two = {value = 2}}
local function countNumberOfIndexes(thisTable)
local count = 0
for i,v in pairs(thisTable) do
count = count + 1
end
return count
end
print( countNumberOfIndexes(mytable) )