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(SOLVED)table.sort keeps giving me an output of nil, Why?
i'm trying to use table.sort() but it's not seeming to work out for me.
Any idea what i'm doing wrong?
local list = {1,66,45,76542,3,7,324,56,8,98,46,73757,34,12,5,1,2,3,4,6,7,9,33,55,67,14}
local sorted = table.sort(list)
print(sorted)
Output:
nil
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you cant print a table like that you will have to loop through the table using a for loop. Fad99 286 — 5y
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not true, if you print a table like that it'll print the table. https://gyazo.com/8211dc3acdb32cf1df6a4c63d24b4ec5. In the gyazo I pint(list) in the provided code above. IDKBlox 349 — 5y
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I would just delete the entire question because I figured it out and it was super simple... and I figure if I had this problem maybe someone else will or has as well.. So Here is the solution
table.sort() NEVER RETURNS ANYTHING so....
local list = {1,64,3,6,865,80,6,245,8,3456,997,97,0,75,3}
local a = table.sort(list)
print(a)
Output:
nil
a will ALWAYS = nil a will NEVER not = nil
Therefore... SOLUTION
local list = {1,64,3,6,865,80,6,245,8,3456,997,97,0,75,3}
table.sort(list)
print(table.concat(list, "|"))
Output:
0|1|3|3|6|6|8|64|75|80|97|245|865|997|3456
Conclusion: table.sort() sorts that list given. It does NOT create a new 'sorted' list.
I'm aware I should have known this. But I overlooked things. Hope my issue helps someone lol