How would I sort a table in order as it is in the script?

[shlexr (jenson)]

Hi there, I’m trying to keep the table when outputted into an UI list in order of how it was when I put it in the modulescript.

In the modulescript:

	ItemPicker = {
		Cups = {
			Small = {
				Name = "Cup",
				ToolTip = "Small",
			},
			Medium = {
				Name = "Cup",
				ToolTip = "Medium",
			},
			Large = {
				Name = "Cup",
				ToolTip = "Large",
			}
		},
	},

In game:

code that turns it into ui:

-- ItemList = Cups table from above
	for _, Item in pairs(ItemList) do
		local NewItem = ItemPicker.List.Template:Clone()
		NewItem.Parent = ItemPicker.List
		NewItem.Name = Item.Name
		NewItem.Title.Text = Item.ToolTip or Item.Name
		NewItem.Visible = true
		
		NewItem.Interact.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
			-- req item
		end)
	end

If anyone could help, it’d be much appreciated.

[4Avern (Avern Hendrix)]

In the modulescript, change the Cups table to:

ItemPicker = {
    Cups = {
        {
            Key = "Small",
            Name = "Cup",
            ToolTip = "Small",
        },
        {
            Key = "Medium",
            Name = "Cup",
            ToolTip = "Medium",
        },
        {
            Key = "Large",
            Name = "Cup",
            ToolTip = "Large",
        },
    },
}

In your game code, change the loop to use ipairs instead of pairs:

-- ItemList = Cups table from above
for _, Item in ipairs(ItemList) do
    local NewItem = ItemPicker.List.Template:Clone()
    NewItem.Parent = ItemPicker.List
    NewItem.Name = Item.Name
    NewItem.Title.Text = Item.ToolTip or Item.Name
    NewItem.Visible = true

    NewItem.Interact.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
        -- req item
    end)
end

Now your table is ordered, and using ipairs instead of pairs will preserve the order when iterating through the items in the table.

[shlexr (jenson)]

Worked perfectly thank you. The key wasn’t necessary so I just removed that entirely.