How could I count the values in a table that is inside a table?

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#1

Hello. I seem to be having a problem with tables inside of tables.
I’m lazy and I didn’t want to create 40 different tables do I made some tables inside of a table to have multiple values in one row. The idea was that there were multiple values, each tied to a color3value which I would change a gui’s backgroundcolor3 to it, every line that is referenced is based on “numb” which is a number that changes and corresponds to a line. I was able to get most of what I needed working but two lines weren’t working how I expected them to. The code is below: (this is all in a localscript but I don’t think that matters)

local values = {
	value1 = {red, orange, green, purple} -- Examples
	value2 = {pink, green, red, blue} -- Examples
}

function placeholder()
	for i = 1, table.getn(values[numb]) do
		local clonepart = script.Parent.ItemToClone:Clone()
		clonepart.BackgroundColor3 = values[numb][i]
		clonepart.Parent = script.Parent.List
		clonepart.Name = "cloned"
		clonepart.Visible = true
	end
end
placeholder()

I modified the code a little bit like changing references to “ItemToClone” or “placeholder”.
If you can show me what the problem is that would be appreciated, thank you!

#2

Have you tried using a dictionary?

local Dictionary = {
    ['Color Values'] = {
        Color1 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255);
        Color2 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255);
        Color3 = Color3.fromRGB(255, 255, 255);
    };

    ['Parts'] = {
        Part1 = workspace.Part1;
        Part2 = workspace.Part2;
        Part3 = workspace.Part3;
    };
}
#3

I’m not sure if you were talking about this, but this is what I did.

It got the total count of the items in the table

local values = {
	value1 = {"red", "orange", "green", "purple"} ,
	value2 = {"pink","green", "red", "blue"}
}


local TotalValue = 0

for _,v in pairs(values) do	-- v is the tables inside of the ** Main Table **
   TotalValue += 1 -- Incase you want to count the tables inside of the ** Main Table ** as part of the count
   TotalValue += #v 
end


print(TotalValue)

^ The add one is incase you want to add the tables inside of the table as a count.

#4

I think they mean this!

local values = {
	value1 = {"red", "orange", "green", "purple"} ,
	value2 = {"pink","green", "red", "blue"}
}


local TotalValue = 0

for i,v in pairs(values) do	
	for a,b in pairs(v) do
		TotalValue += 1 
	end
end


print(TotalValue)```
#5

Uh, that is not correct, have you tested it?

Outputs: 40

#6

I edited my post, it should be correct now

#7

Yeah, it works, but it does the exact same thing as mine.

#8

Copied your code to change it to my way, didn’t even realize that yours already worked. :grin:

#9

All good man. Have a wonderful day.

#10

I tried this thing out but it duplicates all of the colors maybe 3 or so times and puts them in strange orders.

#11

I think to make it not in a “strange orders”, you need to use ipairs instead.