How to check if the index matches with the values in ipairs

[univornlover443]

for i,v in pairs(Hello:GetChildren())
   if then -- I want to do a if check for whether or not the value is in the index here

   end
end

1 = Cat, 2 = Dog, 3 = Bat
but if i were switch the dog and the cat value then i would need a check to see if the index matches the value. is there anyway to go on doing this

[Kaid3n22 (Kaiden)]

I’m confused, are you saying that you want to make sure 1 is always cat, 2 is always dog, and 3 is always bat?

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

Hello = {
	[1] = "Dog";
	[2] = "Cat";
	[3] = "Bat";
}



for _,v in pairs(Hello) do
	local A = v.match(Hello[2], "Cat")
	if A then
		print(A)
	end
		
end

I’m not sure if this is what you mean but it works how I intend it to.

[univornlover443]

no i am trying to make sure the value equals the index they are in

[Kaid3n22 (Kaiden)]

Well, then you wouldn’t actually need to do that… Any programming language you could find that’s decent already does that, that’s how for loops work. But, if it matters that much, then you could just do this:

for i,v in pairs(Hello:GetChildren())
   if Hello[i] == v then

   end
end

[univornlover443]

does this also works if new index and values are being added to the table

[DasKairo (Cairo)]

If you want to find a certain Value, Probably, but it isnt the best way of doing it.

[TenBlocke (Decablocks)]

local Reference = {
   [1] = "Cat",
   [2] = "Dog",
   [3] = "Bat",
}

local randomArray = {"Dog", "Cat", "Bat"}

for idx ,name in randomArray do
   if Reference[idx] == name then
      print(name, "is in the correct index")
   end
end