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sirsnow
sirsnow

Reputation: 33

Lua: Variables stored in array

I'm trying to iterate over many variables at once, which are stored in a long array. To initialise them, I'm using a loop which goes over each of them, setting every variable to 0. By default, e.g. using: array[count] = 0 it will only change the value of the table's index. How do I set this variable from inside the table, as in getting the variable stored inside and changing it, not just the table's value at the given index?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2257

Answers (1)

lhf
lhf

Reputation: 72412

You probably want to store fields in a Lua table:

a = { current = 4, first = 2, last = 10 }

Then you can set

a.current = 6

and also traverse all fields:

for k,v in pairs(a) do
   print(k,v)
end

or clear them with

for k in pairs(a) do
   a[k]=0
end

Upvotes: 2

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