inexperienced with tables, Please help

[Mittell Buurman]

So here's what I have:

A table(client & server)

  
class = { 
    { 
        police={ 
            guard = {STR=3, DEF=3, INT=3, STA=3, HAN=3, INV=3, WEP=3, RES=3, PER=1}, 
            supervisor = {STR=5, DEF=5, INT=5, STA=5, HAN=5, INV=5, WEP=5, RES=5, PER=1} 
        }, 
        Prisoner={ 
            fresh = {STR=3, DEF=3, INT=3, STA=3, HAN=3, INV=3, WEP=3, RES=3, SLT=1}, 
            hardened = {STR=5, DEF=5, INT=5, STA=5, HAN=5, INV=5, WEP=5, RES=5, SLT=1} 
        } 
    } 
} 
  

A clientside for loop in a seperate file

(for testing purposes i only output strings)

  
        for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(classes)) 
            for index, classPackage in ipairs(classes['police']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end      
        end 
  

And this error in merely EVERY attempt

As you can see I'm trying to retreive a table value in the 2nd for loop, But even if I remove the ['police'] part out of the table, I get no error, but also no string. Why isn't this working? I've been editing this for nearly 2 hours!

[Vector]

the table is not called "classes", is "class"

  
  
        for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(classes)) 
            for index, classPackage in ipairs(classes) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 
  
  

[Mittell Buurman]

the table is not called "classes", is "class"

The first table is already called, the value of the classes is a table, now I want to get THAT table(which in that case defined in classes, so in my eyes it must return the table value), but instead of returning the table, it returns nil.

[InVision]

        for pIndex, class in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(class)) 
            for index, classPackage in ipairs(class['police']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 
  
        for pIndex, class in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(class)) 
            for index, classPackage in ipairs(class['Prisoners']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 

[Mittell Buurman]

        for pIndex, class in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(class)) 
            for index, classPackage in ipairs(class['police']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 
  
        for pIndex, class in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(class)) 
            for index, classPackage in ipairs(class['Prisoners']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 

[Castillo]

WIth your first script, I got no errors.

class = { 
    { 
        police={ 
            guard = {STR=3, DEF=3, INT=3, STA=3, HAN=3, INV=3, WEP=3, RES=3, PER=1}, 
            supervisor = {STR=5, DEF=5, INT=5, STA=5, HAN=5, INV=5, WEP=5, RES=5, PER=1} 
        }, 
        Prisoner={ 
            fresh = {STR=3, DEF=3, INT=3, STA=3, HAN=3, INV=3, WEP=3, RES=3, SLT=1}, 
            hardened = {STR=5, DEF=5, INT=5, STA=5, HAN=5, INV=5, WEP=5, RES=5, SLT=1} 
        } 
    } 
} 
  
  
        for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(classes)) 
            for index, classPackage in pairs(classes['police']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 

[Mittell Buurman]

WIth your first script, I got no errors.

class = { 
    { 
        police={ 
            guard = {STR=3, DEF=3, INT=3, STA=3, HAN=3, INV=3, WEP=3, RES=3, PER=1}, 
            supervisor = {STR=5, DEF=5, INT=5, STA=5, HAN=5, INV=5, WEP=5, RES=5, PER=1} 
        }, 
        Prisoner={ 
            fresh = {STR=3, DEF=3, INT=3, STA=3, HAN=3, INV=3, WEP=3, RES=3, SLT=1}, 
            hardened = {STR=5, DEF=5, INT=5, STA=5, HAN=5, INV=5, WEP=5, RES=5, SLT=1} 
        } 
    } 
} 
  
  
        for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
            outputDebugString(tostring(pIndex).." "..tostring(classes)) 
            for index, classPackage in pairs(classes['police']) do 
                outputChatBox(tostring(index).." "..tostring(classPackage)) 
            end     
        end 

I've checked it, and now I get good results....I still don't get it.

[Castillo]

You can't use "ipairs" for that kind of tables, you must use "pairs".

[Mittell Buurman]

You can't use "ipairs" for that kind of tables, you must use "pairs".

Ahh I see now, I tested again with ipairs and I had no error, but no results either. I'm so used of using ipairs, I never used pairs before. Thank you

[Castillo]

You're welcome.

[Mittell Buurman]

Since I recently made this topic, Let bring up the same issue, as I have no idea why this isn't working.

the table is the same, now my code

  
    local str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, slt, per = nil 
    wdwCreateCharacter=guiCreateWindow(sx*0.4, sy*0.4, sx*0.2, sy*0.2, "Pick a name", false) 
    for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
        outputChatBox(tostring(classes)) 
        for index, classPackage in pairs(classes['police']) do 
            if (source==btnGuard) then 
                for i, skills in pairs(classPackage['guard']) do 
                    str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, per = unpack(skills) 
                end 
            elseif (source==btnSergeant) then 
                for i, skills in pairs(classPackage['sergeant']) do 
                    str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, per = unpack(skills) 
                end 
            end 
        end 
    end 
  
    for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes   
        for index, classPackage in pairs(classes['prisoner']) do 
            if (source==btnFresh) then 
                str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, per = unpack(classPackage['fresh']) 
            elseif (source==btnHardened) then 
                str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, per = unpack(classPackage['hardened']) 
            end 
        end 
    end 
  

The debugscript

This is the line we're talking about in the debug.

  
 for i, skills in pairs(classPackage['guard']) do 
  

Now I tried solving it with pairs & ipairs (before I spent another 2 hours on the same issue), but that's not the issue. What do I miss here?

Note, It starts in the guard area, I havent edited the bottom prisoners for chunk

[Castillo]

    local str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, slt, per = nil 
    wdwCreateCharacter=guiCreateWindow(sx*0.4, sy*0.4, sx*0.2, sy*0.2, "Pick a name", false) 
    for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
        outputChatBox(tostring(classes)) 
        if (source==btnGuard) then 
            local skills = classes["police"]['guard'] 
            outputChatBox ( skills.STR ) 
        elseif (source==btnSergeant) then 
            local skills = classes["police"]['sergeant'] 
            outputChatBox ( skills.STR ) 
        end 
    end 

[Mittell Buurman]

    local str, def, int, sta, han, inv, wep, res, slt, per = nil 
    wdwCreateCharacter=guiCreateWindow(sx*0.4, sy*0.4, sx*0.2, sy*0.2, "Pick a name", false) 
    for pIndex, classes in ipairs(class) do --Loop the classes 
        outputChatBox(tostring(classes)) 
        if (source==btnGuard) then 
            local skills = classes["police"]['guard'] 
            outputChatBox ( skills.STR ) 
        elseif (source==btnSergeant) then 
            local skills = classes["police"]['sergeant'] 
            outputChatBox ( skills.STR ) 
        end 
    end 

Great, thank you!

[Castillo]

You can't use "unpack" with that table.