How to make two tables with the same content equal

[xiaos_j]

local a = {a = {1}}
local b = {a = {1}}

if a == b then
	print("s")
end
print(a)
print(b)

Why the two table arent same?
I tried to use table.unpack or table.concat.But when When there is another table in one table it will Return nothing.

[TheRealANDRO (ANDRO)]

@xiaos_j

local a = {a = {1}}
local b = {a = {1}}

What you’re doing here is essentially creating two tables. They are different because their memory addresses are different.

To check if two tables share the same content, you can create a for loop like this:

local a = {a = 1}
local b = {a = 1}

local same = false

for i, v in a do
	if b[i] == v then 
		same = true
	else
		same = false
	end
end

print(same)

If you want this solution to also support table values, then you can try the solution below:

local a = {a = {1}}
local b = {a = {1}}

-- A function to check if the given two tables are the same, with recursion
local function recursiveCheck(firstTable, secondTable)
	local same = false
	
	for i, v in firstTable do
		if secondTable[i] == v then -- If the two values are the same, then set the same variable to true
			same = true
		elseif typeof(secondTable[i]) == "table" then -- If the first value is a table, then we run this function recursively to check if that table is also the same as the other value
			same = recursiveCheck(secondTable[i], v)
		else -- If they aren't, set the same variable to false
			same = false
		end
	end
	
	return same -- Returns the same variable's value
end

local isSame = recursiveCheck(a, b)
print(isSame) -- Prints the given value