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LUA Array -.-

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ThePewc
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01.10.12 01:51:56 pm

I dont really find any kind of good tuts for lua anywhere... So i want learn it, but i need help with 1 thing. What does this array thing does?

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function Array(size,value)
     local array = {}
     for i = 1, size do
          array[i] = value
     end
     return array
end

Jynxxx
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01.10.12 01:58:14 pm

There are plenty of good tuts out there, just use google.
lua.org

Kisses
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01.10.12 02:03:57 pm

That function returns an initialized array.

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02.10.12 09:00:46 am

Array is mostly used on player data(for inventory, custom money, etc.)

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function Array(size,value)
     local array = {}
     for i = 1, size do
          array[i] = value
     end
     return array
end
lol = Array(32,0)

just same with

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lol = {}
for id = 1,32 do lol[id]=0 end

function Array(size,value)

Creates a function called "Array" with size and value argument

local array = {}

create table called "array"

for i = 1, size do

create loop start from 1 and end on "size"(which can be called with this, example: lol = Array(32,0))

array[i] = value

set table "array" on location "i"(which is a loop) to "value"(which can be called with this: lol = Array(32,0))

return array

return the array table

Starkkz
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06.10.12 06:14:44 pm

Arrays/tables are like databases, you can store values there and use them later.

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myArray = {}
myArray["AnythingIWantToPutHere"] = "I don't know what else"

Strings/number iterating is valid.