help table.sort

[pepsi18]

tops = {
      ["guest1"] = {points = 100, money = "198232"}
      ["rubi1416"]	= {points = 30, money = "2323"}
       }
	   
     table.sort(tops, function(a,b) return (tonumber(a.points)or 0) > (tonumber(b.points)or 0) end)

How can I sort this table by the number of points?

[Tails]

You can't sort a named key table directly. You could do something like this:

function getPoints()
	local points = {}
	for k,v in pairs(tops) do
		table.insert(points, {name = k, points = v.points})
	end
	table.sort(points, function(a,b) return a.points < b.points end)
	return points
end

local points = getPoints()
outputChatBox(points[1].name.." got the most points! Total: "..points[1].points)

 

Edited June 26, 2017 by Tails

[pepsi18]

 thnks men