Trying to insert a value into table without removing other saved values

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#1

Can’t insert a value into Inventory without removing the other values


	local WeaponDictionary = {
		["Sword"] = {
			Tradeable = true,
			Sellable = true,
			Equipped = false,
			Damage = 0,
			
			WeaponType = "Sword",
			
			Upgrades = {
				DamageUpgrade = {
					CostToUpgrade = 1000,
					UpgradeLevel = 1
				}
			},
		},
	}


Data["Inventory"]["Weapons"] = WeaponDictionary

I’m trying to insert a value in Weapons, but lets say you have other values already stored within it, I wouldn’t want it getting deleted due to using that

#2

im new to scripting myself but cant you just use

table.insert(WeaponDictionary , yourvalue)
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#3

I can, thing is, I’m trying to make the Index the Name of the sword

#4

this might help you? im not really that knowledgeable in scripting, sorry.

#5

I think that this:

Data["Inventory"]["Weapons"] = WeaponDictionary

is completely replacing what existed in Data["Inventory"]["Weapons"].
If you wanted to add to that, and you knew the index of the item to add, then you could add Sword by doing:

local newWeapon = "Sword"
Data["Inventory"]["Weapons"][newWeapon] = WeaponDictionary[newWeapon]
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#6 
local Weapons = {"Sword", "Pickaxe"} --// Make weapons a table;

Data["Inventory"]["Weapons"].insert(WeaponDictionary)
#7

Make the Weapons key point/refer to a table value & append new values to that table when necessary, as to not override any existing values within the table.

#8

You could just get how many values are in the table, lets say 3 and do table.insert(table, value, 3 + 1)

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