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Can't set table to 1st element out of a dictionary help?

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radusavin366 617

5 years ago

I have the dictionary:

Ranks = {
        first = { Salary = 200},
        second = {Salary = 275},
        third = {Salary = 350},
        fourth = {Salary = 500},
        fifth = {Salary = 1000},
},

And I want to set a table in the datastore as that table but it won't show up in the datastore plugin for my data:

    PlayerSesStats[player.UserId].JobStats.Rank = job.Ranks[1]

Also when I do print(~~~location of the dictionary~~~.Ranks[1]) it outputs nil. Help?

1 ~= "first" hiimgoodpack 2009 — 5y

then how would i get the 1st table out of the dictionary? radusavin366 617 — 5y

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Answered by

mattscy 3725

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

To index a dictionary with a string key, put the key in square brackets after the dictionary (this works woth any key):

print(Ranks["first"])

Also FYI, you can iterate through a dictionary, and the index becomes the key and the value is the table:

for Index,Value in pairs(Ranks) do
    print(Index,Value)
end

Each iteration, Index will be the keys (the words first, second, third, etc.) and the tables associated with them.

If you want to index it by a number, you should make it an array (integer keys) rather than a dictionary. This cn be achieved by simply removing the keys:

Ranks = {
        { Salary = 200},
        {Salary = 275},
        {Salary = 350},
        {Salary = 500},
        {Salary = 1000}
}

Then, you can simply go:

print(Ranks[2].Salary)

which would print 275.

yes but when the player reaches a certain level i want their rank to upgrade and i was thinking i could do Ranks[x+1], x being their previous rank. i could just simply do Ranks["first"] but i need the value by their position in the table not by the key. radusavin366 617 — 5y

Edited mattscy 3725 — 5y

i figured it out myself but thank you! radusavin366 617 — 5y

Answered by

fanofpixels 718

5 years ago

you are using string keys, and 1 is not equal to "first", it would makes thing (especially future casees) WAY less complicated, also number keys dont need to be made clear, as long as they are defined in propper order

Ranks = {
    {Salary = 200},
    {Salary = 275},
    {Salary = 350},
    {Salary = 500},
    {Salary = 1000},
},

i know 1 isnt equal to first but i thought [1] would mean the 1st element even if the keys name was something else other than first radusavin366 617 — 5y

whenever you target an element in a table via square brackets it find an element OF THE *NAME* specified in the [], so [1] finds "1" (or just 1) and ["first"] finds an item by the name of "first", with string keys, no value is first, neither is any value last fanofpixels 718 — 5y

Can't set table to 1st element out of a dictionary help?

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