Question: table stuff

[LabiVila]

Hey, so if I've got something like:

mytable = {}

table.insert (mytable, {source = player, number = number})

how can I sort the table according to highest number going down? I mean something like doing a top10 or top 15. I tried to loop through it and do the function a > b but didn't result as wished. What can I do?

[Sasu]

table.sort(mytable, function(a,b) return a[2] > b[2] end) 

[LabiVila]

  
local theTable = {} 
  
function top (who) 
    theTable = who 
    showCursor (true) 
    local main = guiCreateWindow (0.25, 0.15, 0.5, 0.7, "Top points table", true) 
    local mainList = guiCreateGridList (0.04, 0.06, 0.92, 0.94, true, main) 
    local mainListColumn = guiGridListAddColumn (mainList, "Account owner", 0.45) 
    local mainListColumnPoints = guiGridListAddColumn (mainList, "Points", 0.45) 
  
    if mainListColumn then 
        for i,j in pairs (theTable) do  
            table.sort (theTable, function (a,b) return a[2] > b[2] end) 
            local mainListRow = guiGridListAddRow (mainList) 
            local points = j.pts 
            local name = j.acc 
            guiGridListSetItemText (mainList, mainListRow, mainListColumn, i..". "..j.acc, false, false) 
            guiGridListSetItemText (mainList, mainListRow, mainListColumnPoints, "  "..j.pts, false, false) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addEvent ("top15pts", true) 
addEventHandler ("top15pts", getRootElement(), top) 
  

Attempt to compare two nil values

[JR10]

table.sort(mytable, function(a,b) return a.number > b.number end) 

[LabiVila]

Working like charm, thank you so much

[ixjf]

Ew, no. You're sorting the table for each entry in the table. Sort it before the loop.

[LabiVila]

Yea did that already, thanks anyway