Tables.

[pa3ck]

I got some problems with tables, I'm not that good at them. Here is my code:

addEventHandler('onClientRender', getRootElement(), function() 
    if getKeyState('l') == true then 
        playerC = 0 
        playerL = 27 
        columnsP = 28 
        playersT = {} 
        pt = 0 
        local swidth, sheight = guiGetScreenSize() 
        local rx, ry = 600, 400 
        local rectangle = dxDrawRectangle(swidth / 2 - rx / 2, sheight / 2 - ry / 2, rx, ry, tocolor(0, 0, 0,150)) 
        local titleLine = dxDrawLine(swidth / 2 - rx / 2, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + 28, (swidth / 2) + (rx / 2), sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + 28, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255)) 
        local columnNameTitle = dxDrawText("Players",swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 10, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + 3, swidth, sheight, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255),1.7) 
        local columnPingTitle = dxDrawText("Ping",swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 228, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + 3, swidth, sheight, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255),1.7) 
        local columnName = dxDrawLine(swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 220, sheight / 2 - ry / 2, swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 220, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + 28, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255)) 
        local columnPing = dxDrawLine(swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 274, sheight / 2 - ry / 2, swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 274, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + 28, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255)) 
        for _,name in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
            pt = pt + 1 
            playersT[pt] = name 
            outputChatBox(#playersT) 
            playerC = playerC + 28 
            playerL = playerL + 26 
            columnsP = columnsP + 26 
            txt = dxDrawText(getPlayerName(name),swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 10, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + playerC, swidth, sheight, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255), 1.4) 
            line = dxDrawLine(swidth / 2 - rx / 2, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + playerL, (swidth / 2) + (rx / 2), sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + playerL, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255)) 
            name = dxDrawLine(swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 220, sheight / 2 - ry / 2, swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 220, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + columnsP, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255)) 
            ping = dxDrawLine(swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 274, sheight / 2 - ry / 2, swidth / 2 - rx / 2 + 274, sheight / 2 - ry / 2 + columnsP, tocolor(255, 0, 0, 255)) 
        end 
    end 
end) 

My problem is, that the 'outputChatBox(#playersT)' line 19 returns 1 and 2 (there are 2 players). Why is that?

[Spajk]

Because of the "for" loop.

The first time it goes thru the loop, it adds 1 name to the playerT table and total number of variables in that table is 1.

The 2nd time it goes thru the loop it adds one more name to the table and total number of variables in that table is 2.

Another thing, dxDrawText and dxDrawLine return true/false, so there's no really a reason to put their returns into globab variables.

[pa3ck]

Thanks for the reply, but what I ment is that it outputs the #playersT like this:

1

2

1

2

1

2

And it goes on and on. It should output this:

1

2

2

2

Do you get me?

[Spajk]

Nope

The output for 2 players online should only be:

1

2

[xXMADEXx]

em just a recommendation.. You should make the variables outside the function.

[pa3ck]

Oh yeah, I got it now! Silly me Thanks!