I have the following test code:
local luatable = {}
luatable.item1 = 'abc'
luatable.item2 = 'def'
I'd like to know how to change it so that I can dynamically assign the names becuase I don't know how many "items" I have. I'd like to do something like this: (pseudo code)
n = #someothertable
local luatable = {}
for i = 1, n do
luatable.item..i = some value...
end
Is there a way to do this?
I'd like to do something like this:
luatable.item..i = value
That would be
luatable['item'..i] = value
Because table.name is a special case shorthand for the more general indexing syntax table['name'].
However, you should be aware that Lua table indexes can be of any type, including numbers, so in your situation you most likely just want:
luatable[i] = value
Yes, and the correct code is
for i = 1, n do
luatable["item"..i] = some value...
end
Recall that luatable.item1 is just sugar for luatable["item1"].
