Confused as to how table.pack works

[AustnBlox (Austin)]

Confused as to how table.pack works. Help is much appreciated.

[waves5217 (waves)]

Very simple.

table.pack(arg1, args2, ...: tuple): table

-- Returns a sequential array consisting of provided values.
local tabl = table.pack("a", "b", "c", "d")
print(#tabl) --> 4
print(tabl[1]) --> a

local equivalent = {"a", "b", "c", "d"}
print(#equivalent) --> 4

Complementary function:

table.unpack(arg: table, start: number?, final: number?): tuple

local tabl = {"a", "b", "c", "d"}
print(table.unpack(tabl)) --> a b c d

Additional arguments to table.unpack():

local tabl = {"a", "b", "c", "d"}
local startIndex = 2
local finalIndex = 3
print(table.unpack(tabl, startIndex, finalIndex)) --> b c