Sort Dictionary

robloxjw02 · October 28, 2022, 5:41pm

So I have dictionary like this,

local DGA = {
	Male = {
		E1 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346986556",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E2 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346986764"
		},
		E3 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346987571"
		},
		E4 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346988266",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E5 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346988759",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E6 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346989028",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E7 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346989410",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E8 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346989722",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E9A = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346991613",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E9B = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5720788077",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E9C = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5720788928",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O1 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5347153096",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O2 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969381180",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O3 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969382440"
		},
		O4 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969382954"
		},
		O5 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969447236",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O6 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969447789",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O7 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969448183",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O8 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969448474",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O9 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969448854",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O10 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969449200",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		}
	},
	Female = {
		E1 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346959780",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E2 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960050",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E3 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960396",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E4 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960667",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E5 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960949",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E6 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346961241",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E7 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346966203",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E8 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346966402",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E9A = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346966704",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E9B = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346967007",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		E9C = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346967226",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O1 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346976072",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O2 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346976259",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O3 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346976534",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O4 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977060",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O5 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977354",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O6 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977557",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O7 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977870",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O8 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346981655",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O9 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346982055",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
		O10 = {
			Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
			Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346982348",
			ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0"
		},
	}
}

return DGA

But why when I print using JSON Encode it becomes like this :

{
  Male = {
    E2 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346986764"
    },
    O4 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969382954"
    },
    E9A = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346991613"
    },
    E1 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346986556"
    },
    E9B = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5720788077"
    },
    O9 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969448854"
    },
    O8 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969448474"
    },
    E3 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346987571"
    },
    O7 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969448183"
    },
    E4 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346988266"
    },
    E5 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346988759"
    },
    E6 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346989028"
    },
    E7 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346989410"
    },
    O1 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5347153096"
    },
    E8 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346989722"
    },
    O10 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969449200"
    },
    O3 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969382440"
    },
    O2 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969381180"
    },
    O6 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969447789"
    },
    O5 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5969447236"
    },
    E9C = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5720788928"
    }
  },
  Female = {
    E2 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960050"
    },
    O4 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977060"
    },
    E9A = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346966704"
    },
    E1 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346959780"
    },
    E9B = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346967007"
    },
    O9 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346982055"
    },
    O8 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346981655"
    },
    E3 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960396"
    },
    O7 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977870"
    },
    E4 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960667"
    },
    E5 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346960949"
    },
    E6 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346961241"
    },
    E7 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346966203"
    },
    O1 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346976072"
    },
    E8 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346966402"
    },
    O10 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346982348"
    },
    O3 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346976534"
    },
    O2 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346976259"
    },
    O6 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977557"
    },
    O5 = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346977354"
    },
    E9C = {
      ShirtGraphic = "rbxassetid://0",
      Pants = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346588216",
      Shirt = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=5346967226"
    }
  }
}

It’s unsorted like this, how to fix it?

weding3 · October 28, 2022, 5:45pm

This is because roblox’s sorting system found 1 first then 0 which it thinks is a place holder so then moves it to be near the 1 section

Chromatype · October 28, 2022, 5:51pm

Dictionaries to not retain an index/order in the table. You have to use arrays to retain order.