Table question

[Karuzo]

Hey Guys,

How can i remove/delete datas in a table if i have named my tables with strings and not with numbers like:

dxElements.statisticsgrid.player.veh 

So my question is can i remove everything which is in that dxElements.statisticsgrid.player table in a for-loop ?

like:

  
for i,v in ipairs(dxElements.statisticsgrid.player) do  
      dxElements.statisticsgrid.player.i = nil 
end 
  

^This will only work if i would use numbers and not strings, so what can i do ?

[Bonsai]

As far as I know, you can delete everything by just doing:

dxElements.statisticsgrid.player = {}

[#DRAGON!FIRE]

for ex .. :

for _,v in ipairs ( table ) do  
      v = nil 
end 

[Saml1er]

This will work. Have you tested it?

  
for i,v in ipairs(dxElements.statisticsgrid.player) do  
      dxElements.statisticsgrid.player.i = nil 
end 
  

You can also use bons method.

[Karuzo]

For some reason your method didn't work,Saml1er.

But Bonsais did. Thanks guys.

[Saml1er]

It's because you used ipairs which is used for ordering ( integers ) If you loop with pairs then it will work.

EDIT:

  
local a = { ["a"] = "foo" } 
for i, v in pairs (a) do 
print (a.i) --> "foo" 
a.i = nil 
print (a.i) --> nil 
end  

  
local a = { ["a"] = "foo" } 
for i, v in ipairs (a) do 
print (a.i) --> doesn't print anything cause ipairs is for integers key 
end  

Edited August 17, 2014 by Guest

[DiSaMe]

some_table.i is the same as some_table["i"], not some_table