How to can make this with table.insert()

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#1

Hello, I was wondering how to make this:


local scores = {
	["Player1"] = 2048;
	["Ozzypig"] = 1337;
	["Shedletsky"] = 1250;
	["Builderman"] = 1000;  
}

with table.insert().

-Zombo

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#3

Thanks! so much! I thought it would be more complicated!

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#5

I got an error:

  13:42:16.396  Workspace.LeaderBoard.Main.SurfaceGui.Frame.Script:7: Expected identifier when parsing expression, got '['  -  Studio - Script:7
#6

Oh, one moment, I think I wrote it wrong.

#7

I am using a for loop like below: Would I do this?

local refreshTime = 15

local scores = {}

while wait(refreshTime) do
	for i, player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		table.insert(scores, i, [player.Name] = player.leaderstats.Wins.Value)		
	end
end
#8

without the while loop of course.

#9

Try something like table[key] = value

#10

but I need the player name and wins count.

#11

Using your example code:

local refreshTime = 15

local scores = {}

while wait(refreshTime) do
	for i, player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		scores[player.Name] = player.leaderstats.Wins.Value
	end
end
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#12

Oh yes, my bad, what @robloxcommunityplus said is right, if you want to make a new value, just do table[valuename] = value

I mixed up with table.insert for normal values sorry :sweat_smile:

#13

Can’t you just index the player’s key?

scores[player.Name] = player.leaderstats.Wins.Value

Would work for your needs, and if you need to get the stuff, just get the player’s name to check and it automatically gives you the result

print(scores[player.Name])

Would return the wins of that player

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#14

Okay. I will try this. I should have known it would be like inserting functions into a table. You simply write it in. Thank You.

#15

You use an array of tables

local scores = {}
table.insert(scores, { name = "Player1", points = 2048 })
table.insert(scores, { name = "Builderman", points = 1000 })

-- find a user's points by their username
for key, value in ipairs(scores) do
    if value.name == "Builderman" then
        return value.points
    end
end

But in your case it would be OK to use the player’s name or userID as the key of the dictionary.

#16

It works. However, how do I remove the values from the table?

It won’t let me use table.remove()

#17

table.remove only works with the index of the thing in the table.

local fruits = {"Apple", "Bananana", "Pear"}

table.remove(fruits, 2)

print(fruits)

--output
Apple
Pear

It’s better to use a dictionary since it’s unneeded complexity

#18

I meant removing items from an array. But I found out you just have to set the index to nil

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#19

table.insert and table.remove are used in arrays.

#20

Guys you can just do table[“Example”] = blablabla then you just added a dictionary?