[SOLVED] How do you save complex tables?
I have a simple datastore which can save the name of a StringValue and load it back to the player using:
```lua
--// Just the saving
local inventoryFolder = plr:FindFirstChild("inventory")
if inventoryFolder then local InvToSave = {}
for _, v in pairs(inventoryFolder:GetChildren()) do
if v then
table.insert(InvToSave, v.Name)
end
end
if InvToSave[1] then
--// Saves the StringValue name to load later
Inventory:SetAsync(plr.UserId, ActualInventory)
end
end ``` I do it this way because all the players have a physical folder called inventory. Probably not best practice but easier for me.
My question is how would you also save the StringValue value?
Using this example table below, I can only save Apples and Oranges but I also want to save the extra data they contain which would be the StringValue value.
lua
local inventory = {
Apples = {ExtraData = “Red”},
Oranges = {ExtraData = “Orange”}
}
2 answers
You can encode tables & dictionaries into JSON and convert them back using HTTPService.
String JSON = HTTPService:Encode(Table Table) takes the table, and returns the JSON
Table Table = HTTPService:Decode(String JSON) takes the JSON string and converts it back into a table/dictionary.
You can then save the JSON string into roblox's datastores with SetAsync or UpdateAsync, or any other ways you have to do so.
Found a solution. If anyone is interested in the solution to this later on: ```lua --// Save inventory local inventoryFolder = plr:FindFirstChild("inventory")
if inventoryFolder then local InvToSave= {}
for _, v in pairs(inventoryFolder:GetChildren()) do
local dataTable = {}
dataTable.ItemName = v.Name
dataTable.ExtraData = v.Value
InvToSave[#InvToSave+ 1] = dataTable
end
if ActualInventory[1] then
Inventory:SetAsync(plr.UserId, InvToSave)
end
end ```