Is there a direct way to insert a dictionary into a table to reference back to. EX:
local MyTable = {}
table.insert(MyTable, 1, key = 1)
--clearly wont work. but i just wanted to know if there was a good way to insert a dictionary into a table
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Inserting a dictionary in a table?
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Adding a dictionary to a table can be done by indexing the table with the key:
local MyTable = {} --New table reference
MyTable.key = 1
print(MyTable.key) --Prints 1 in output
table.insert() is used to add a value to an array. An array is a numerically-indexed table. It would look like:
local array = {11, 12, 13, 14}
print(array[3]) --Would print 13 in the output.
You don't use table.insert() to add a key-value pair to a table.
#####Let me know if you need me to explain something or I had missed anything.
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Edit:
You would give an index in the existing table to reference a new table. Then you use the previous method to set any keys with their values.
local myTable = {
someKey = 3
}
myTable.newTable = {} --construct table in existing table under an index
myTable.newTable.Key = 1 --Same as my answer before
print(myTable.newTable.Key) --Prints 1 to output
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This was a very well constructed answer and has bettered my understanding of dictionaries, ty.