How do you save tables in a datastore properly?
I want to save a table as a datastore that has many other tables inside it, but how do I?
For a visual example, I want it to be like:
1 | local DataToSave = {PlayerStats = {logs = 25}, Items = {'Axe', 'Sword'}} |
This is the code I have right now but it has an underline under the word PlayerStats line 17 saying PlayerStats is an unknown global, how do I access the table inside that table without it showing unknown global so I can set the value of 'logs' to the value inside the PlayerStats table?
01 | local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore('PlayerStats') |
02 |
03 | game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player) |
04 | local leaderstats = Instance.new('Folder') |
05 | leaderstats.Parent = Player |
06 | leaderstats.Name = 'leaderstats' |
07 |
08 | local logs = Instance.new('IntValue') |
09 | logs.Parent = leaderstats |
10 | logs.Name = 'Logs' |
11 |
12 | local scope = 'player_' .. Player.UserId |
13 |
14 | local savedLogs = DataStore:GetAsync(scope) |
15 |
16 | if savedLogs then |
17 | logs.Value = savedLogs[PlayerStats] |
18 | end |
19 | end) |
1 answer
When you are a value in a table and the index is a string, you need to wrap the index in quotation marks (""). You can also use "." because the key you are referencing is a string.
Also, you need to use the "logs" key in the "PlayerStats" table in order to get its value.
Here is the code:
01 | local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore('PlayerStats') |
02 |
03 | game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player) |
04 | local leaderstats = Instance.new('Folder') |
05 | leaderstats.Parent = Player |
06 | leaderstats.Name = 'leaderstats' |
07 |
08 | local logs = Instance.new('IntValue') |
09 | logs.Parent = leaderstats |
10 | logs.Name = 'Logs' |
11 |
12 | local scope = 'player_' .. Player.UserId |
13 |
14 | local savedLogs = DataStore:GetAsync(scope) |
15 |
16 | if savedLogs then |
17 | logs.Value = savedLogs.PlayerStats.logs -- I use "." like how you use "game.Players" because the keys are strings. |
18 | end |
19 | end) |
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments. Thanks.