How to get the position of something in a table based off the value?

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#1

Here is what I am trying to do:

module.SearchTable = function(Table,ObjectToFind)
	for i,v in pairs(Table) do
		if v == obj then
			return i[v]
		end
	end
end

Would this return the position of it in the table? Im not sure so I though Id ask.

Example of my use case:

local NPCs = {workspace.NPC,workspace.NPC2}

local newNpc = NPC3:Clone()
newNpc.Parent = workspace

table.insert(NPCs,(#NPCs + 1),newNpc)

local tablePosition = module.Search(NPCs, newNPC)

I could have a number of NPCs in that table, it isn’t limited to 3. This is why if I add multiple at once, I want to be able to get its position in the table (i.e NPCs[1], NPCs[2])

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#2

NPCs[1].HumanoidRootPart.Position i think, If that what you were asking

#3

Im looking for the position of something in a table.

I want the function to return something like:
NPCs[1]
or
NPCs[2]
or whatever “spot” it is in the table.

#4

Use table.find(array, valueToFind), it returns the position of the found value, or nil if nothing’s found. Keep in mind that it’s faster than using lua to find a value in a table, and it only works on arrays.

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#5

Oh, awesome! So this should return something like NPCs[PositionInArray]? I’ll make sure to test this once Im finished with online classes, thanks a ton.

#6

Yeah, as long as the value is in the array it should.

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