table.insert QUESTION

[Hero192]

Hey guys,

can i know why we use

table.insert 

? don't recommand for me the lua website because it's hard to understand and please give me example

[JR10]

It inserts a new item in the table.

local messages = {'First message'} 
table.insert(messages, 'Second message') 
table.insert(messages, 'Third message') 

[Hero192]

about your example, so the 2nd / 3rd Messages are combined now to the table messages after using table.insert fonction?

[JR10]

Yes, so the messages table will look like this:

local messages = {'First message', 'Second message', 'Third message'} 

[KariiiM]

It inserts a new item in the table.

local messages = {'First message'} 
table.insert(messages, 'Second message') 
table.insert(messages, 'Third message') 

Or this way storing all datas in one function to avoid repeating

local messages = {'First message'} 
table.insert(messages, {'Second message','Third message'}) 

Edited September 11, 2015 by Guest

[JR10]

The point here is to explain what table.insert does, not keep the code short.

[KariiiM]

I know you already explained so i want to show another way to use this function

[JR10]

Well, it's incorrect. This way you are inserting a table inside the table, not inserting two items.

The messages table will look like this:

local messages = {'First message', {'Second message', 'Third message'}} 

[KariiiM]

Ah you're right,i didn't take attention,so my way works only if the table is empty like that

local messages = {} 
table.insert(messages, {'First message','Second message','Third message'}) 

[JR10]

Not even when it's empty, it will be the same without 'First message', that is, a table inside a table.

[Al3grab]

It inserts a new item in the table.

local messages = {'First message'} 
table.insert(messages, 'Second message') 
table.insert(messages, 'Third message') 

Or this way storing all datas in one function to avoid repeating

local messages = {'First message'} 
table.insert(messages, {'Second message','Third message'}) 

meh, that would be

local messages = {'First message'} 
for u,sk in ipairs ( {'Second message','Third message'} ) do 
    table.insert(messages,sk) 
end