Printing only a sub tables index instead of the whole table

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1

So I have a table looking something like this:

local table = {

[1] = {
Name = "Bob"
},

}

When I print “table[1]” then it prints the whole thingy including the name etc. How can I get it to only print the index? (the 1 for bob)

2

If you print (table) it should only print the contents of the table and that is [1].

edit: sorry if i am stupid, this is my first time replying in the dev forum

3

Well, I only want to get the index (1) not the name etc. It literally prints everything but not the index

4 
local t = {
    {
        Name = "Bob"
        Index = 1
    }
}

print(t[1]["Index"])
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5

The problem is, you store a dictionary inside a dictionary ([1] = {}) but I think what you want to achieve is storing a dictionary inside an array and then getting the index of the dictionary in that array

SO:

local function getIndex(array,item)
    return table.find(array,item)
end

item would be you dictionary so {Name = “Bob”} and array would be {{Name=“Bob”} }

6

It has a reason why it’s a dictionary inside a dictionary. I need to have it like this

7

Why would you need it to only print the index?

8

Please clearify your question. What exactly is your issue and what exactly needs change?

9

idk what u mean but ig u can do this

local table = {

[1] = {
Name = "Bob"
},

} 

for _, v in ipairs(table) do for key, value in pairs(v) do print(key .. " = " .. value) end end

prints Name = Bob as a string

if you mean you wanna just print the index (1) by itself you can do

for index, _ in pairs(table) do
print(index)
end
10

So what I’m doing really is looping through the “table” and creating a text button. I want to name the button accordingly (which has a reason) to the index which is also the id of the tables child. I need this number to do stuff with it later

11

Do it in another fashion:

local array = {
    { --will be item one
      Name = "Bob",
      ButtonText = "1"
    }
}

And then loop:

for i, object in pairs(array) do
    button.Text = object.ButtonText.." : "..object.Name
end
12

Cant you just add another value to the index and use that value to create the button

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