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Get Variable by adding a new number in a for loop?
Is this even possible? For example say I have this code
1 | local part1 = "hi" |
2 | local part2 = "hello" |
3 |
4 | for i = 1, 2 do |
5 | print("part"..i) |
6 | end |
So basically I want it to print the Variable but that will literally just print "part1" and "part2". How can I make it print "hi" and "hello"??
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To the best of my knowledge, this is not possible. You could use a dictionary with string indices, though. User#25115 0 — 6y
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There is not a really simple way to do this in Lua. Your best option is to have a table with string indices.
Here's an example:
1 | local tbl = { |
2 | ["part1"] = "hello"; |
3 | ["part2"] = "hello2"; |
4 | ["part3"] = "hello3"; |
5 | } |
6 | for i = 1, 3 do |
7 | print(tbl["part"..i]) |
8 | end |
kingdom5 also suggested this as an option. However, it's better to use a table.
I hope this helps. Have a great day scripting!
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Technically you can with `getfenv` but that's just a hypothetical. Using tables is much better. ScriptGuider 5640 — 6y
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Yeah, kingdom5 mentioned that, but said it was not a good idea. User#25115 0 — 6y