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[Zenon]

Hi All! I Was Wondering How One Would Create A Table That Could Be Used Again And Again, Without Rewriting Variables.

Example:

input = {}

How Would I Make It So That input Will Have An Infinite Number Of Variables, And Not Rewrite Any?

[NOTE]
Im Trying To Use This With Read() Currently, And I Know There Are Alternatives -Im Using One Right Now- But I Dont Want To Define Them Myself

[The_Cat]

is this what you mean?

input = {
	text="hello", --# String type (you need commas at the end of each time you set a variable)
	isMale=true, --# Boolean type
	age=20 --# Int type (last one doesn't need a comma :D/>/>/>)
}
print(input.text) --# Writes the text "hello"
print(input.age)

If not, heres a link to the Lua wiki (theres a lot more ways of using tables) http://lua-users.org.../TablesTutorial

Edited by The_Cat, 28 June 2015 - 10:32 PM.

[Zenon]

The_Cat, on 28 June 2015 - 10:27 PM, said:

is this what you mean?

input = {
	text="hello", --# String type (you need commas at the end of each time you set a variable)
	isMale=true, --# Boolean type
	age=20 --# Int type (last one doesn't need a comma :D/>/>/>/>/>)
}
print(input.text) --# Writes the text "hello"
print(input.age)

If not, heres a link to the Lua wiki (theres a lot more ways of using tables) http://lua-users.org.../TablesTutorial

No, I Mean Something More Along The Lines Of This:

input = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g}

With Each Variable Being What The User Inputs, However I Dont Want To Type It Out, It Needs To Create It On Its Own

Edit: Thx For The Link To The Tutorial, Gonna Read It Now

Actually, Im Thinking Something Like This Might Work?

x = 1
while true do
input = {}
input[x] = read()
x + 1
end

Edited by theMCcm, 28 June 2015 - 10:50 PM.

[InDieTasten]

theMCcm, on 28 June 2015 - 10:53 PM, said:

x = 1
while true do
input = {}
input[x] = read()
x + 1
end

If you were to define input = {} outside the while loop yes, that would do it
Alternatively:

local inputs = {}
while true do
  table.insert(inputs,read())
end

Or:

local inputs = setmetatable({},{__index=table})
while true do
  inputs:insert(read())
end

Edited by InDieTasten, 28 June 2015 - 11:14 PM.

[Zenon]

InDieTasten, on 28 June 2015 - 11:11 PM, said:

theMCcm, on 28 June 2015 - 10:53 PM, said:

x = 1
while true do
input = {}
input[x] = read()
x + 1
end

If you were to define input = {} outside the while loop yes, that would do it
Alternatively:

local inputs = {}
while true do
  table.insert(inputs,read())
end

Or:

local inputs = setmetatable({},{__index=table})
while true do
  inputs:insert(read())
end

Interesting, Thanks

[The_Cat]

You could also make a little function such as:#

local input = {} --# Table to use for later
function example(text, table)
	write(text) --# What you want to show to the user
	local tempText = read()
	table.insert(table, tempText) --# Inserts the read() that the user inputted
end
--# To us the function you'd put the text you want then the table where you want to store the user input
example("Enter you age: ", input)

This would means you could add this function when ever you wanted, you could also use different tables but also the same one.

Edited by The_Cat, 28 June 2015 - 11:21 PM.