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I need a little help here
Let's suppose I have a table with numbers.
tbl = {'item1' = 6, 'item2' = 1, 'item3' = 6, 'item4' = 3, 'item5' = 2, 'item5' = 3}
I wanna put all repeated numbers in the same table (with key and value) like this:
repeated = {'item1' = 6, 'item3' = 6, 'item4' = 3, 'item5' = 3}
and creat a new one with the "not repeated" numbers:
notrepeated = {'item2' = 1, 'item5' = 2}
Can someone help? Thank you so much.
-- Count the items for each number
local itemsByNum = {}
for item, num in pairs(tbl) do
itemsByNum[num] = (itemsByNum[num] or 0) + 1
end
-- Now move objects to the respective tables
local rep, noRep = {}, {} -- can't use "repeat" as that's a Lua keyword
for item, num in pairs(tbl) do
if itemsByNum[num] > 1 then -- repeated at least once
rep[item] = num
else -- unique number
norep[item] = num
end
end
I'm trying to test certain variables on a grid made out of nested tables. However no matter what I try it wont give me the values stored within the variables only the data type or a nil value
y = {}
for _y = 0,16 do
for _x = 0,16 do
x = {}
x.x = _x
x.y = _y
x.v = flr(rnd(2))
if x.x < 1 or x.x > 14 then
x.v = 3
end
if x.v == 0 then
x.v = "."
elseif x.v ==1 then
x.v = ","
else
x.v = "0"
end
add(y,x)
end
end
I've tried accessing the value using
print(t[1][3])
But this only prints back a nil value, how would I code this to show whats stored within the value within these two tables?
You have the nesting as follows:
y = {x_1, x_2, x_3, ...}
where, each of x_i is of the form:
x = {
x = p,
y = q,
v = r
}
so, you will have the indexing for each x element as y[i], and each y[i] contains 3 attributes:
print(y[1].x)
will give you x_1.x
You want to create a 2-dimensional table, but only create a 1-dimensional one.
Fix your code to look somewhat like this
y = {}
for _y=1,16 do
y[_y] = {}
for _x=1,16 do
y[_y][_x]= "your data"
end
end
Sounds like a "let me google it for you" question, but somehow I can't find an answer. The Lua # operator only counts entries with integer keys, and so does table.getn:
tbl = {}
tbl["test"] = 47
tbl[1] = 48
print(#tbl, table.getn(tbl)) -- prints "1 1"
count = 0
for _ in pairs(tbl) do count = count + 1 end
print(count) -- prints "2"
How do I get the number of all entries without counting them?
You already have the solution in the question -- the only way is to iterate the whole table with pairs(..).
function tablelength(T)
local count = 0
for _ in pairs(T) do count = count + 1 end
return count
end
Also, notice that the "#" operator's definition is a bit more complicated than that. Let me illustrate that by taking this table:
t = {1,2,3}
t[5] = 1
t[9] = 1
According to the manual, any of 3, 5 and 9 are valid results for #t. The only sane way to use it is with arrays of one contiguous part without nil values.
You can set up a meta-table to track the number of entries, this may be faster than iteration if this information is a needed frequently.
The easiest way that I know of to get the number of entries in a table is with '#'. #tableName gets the number of entries as long as they are numbered:
tbl={
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
}
print(#tbl)--prints the highest number in the table: 5
Sadly, if they are not numbered, it won't work.
There's one way, but it might be disappointing: use an additional variable (or one of the table's field) for storing the count, and increase it every time you make an insertion.
count = 0
tbl = {}
tbl["test"] = 47
count = count + 1
tbl[1] = 48
count = count + 1
print(count) -- prints "2"
There's no other way, the # operator will only work on array-like tables with consecutive keys.
function GetTableLng(tbl)
local getN = 0
for n in pairs(tbl) do
getN = getN + 1
end
return getN
end
You're right. There are no other way to get length of table
You could use penlight library. This has a function size which gives the actual size of the table.
It has implemented many of the function that we may need while programming and missing in Lua.
Here is the sample for using it.
> tablex = require "pl.tablex"
> a = {}
> a[2] = 2
> a[3] = 3
> a['blah'] = 24
> #a
0
> tablex.size(a)
3
local function CountedTable(x)
assert(type(x) == 'table', 'bad parameter #1: must be table')
local new_t = {}
local mt = {}
-- `all` will represent the number of both
local all = 0
for k, v in pairs(x) do
all = all + 1
end
mt.__newindex = function(t, k, v)
if v == nil then
if rawget(x, k) ~= nil then
all = all - 1
end
else
if rawget(x, k) == nil then
all = all + 1
end
end
rawset(x, k, v)
end
mt.__index = function(t, k)
if k == 'totalCount' then return all
else return rawget(x, k) end
end
return setmetatable(new_t, mt)
end
local bar = CountedTable { x = 23, y = 43, z = 334, [true] = true }
assert(bar.totalCount == 4)
assert(bar.x == 23)
bar.x = nil
assert(bar.totalCount == 3)
bar.x = nil
assert(bar.totalCount == 3)
bar.x = 24
bar.x = 25
assert(bar.x == 25)
assert(bar.totalCount == 4)
I stumbled upon this thread and want to post another option. I'm using Luad generated from a block controller, but it essentially works by checking values in the table, then incrementing which value is being checked by 1. Eventually, the table will run out, and the value at that index will be Nil.
So subtract 1 from the index that returned a nil, and that's the size of the table.
I have a global Variable for TableSize that is set to the result of this count.
function Check_Table_Size()
local Count = 1
local CurrentVal = (CueNames[tonumber(Count)])
local repeating = true
print(Count)
while repeating == true do
if CurrentVal ~= nil then
Count = Count + 1
CurrentVal = CueNames[tonumber(Count)]
else
repeating = false
TableSize = Count - 1
end
end
print(TableSize)
end
seems when the elements of the table is added by insert method, getn will return correctly. Otherwise, we have to count all elements
mytable = {}
element1 = {version = 1.1}
element2 = {version = 1.2}
table.insert(mytable, element1)
table.insert(mytable, element2)
print(table.getn(mytable))
It will print 2 correctly
Sounds like a "let me google it for you" question, but somehow I can't find an answer. The Lua # operator only counts entries with integer keys, and so does table.getn:
tbl = {}
tbl["test"] = 47
tbl[1] = 48
print(#tbl, table.getn(tbl)) -- prints "1 1"
count = 0
for _ in pairs(tbl) do count = count + 1 end
print(count) -- prints "2"
How do I get the number of all entries without counting them?
You already have the solution in the question -- the only way is to iterate the whole table with pairs(..).
function tablelength(T)
local count = 0
for _ in pairs(T) do count = count + 1 end
return count
end
Also, notice that the "#" operator's definition is a bit more complicated than that. Let me illustrate that by taking this table:
t = {1,2,3}
t[5] = 1
t[9] = 1
According to the manual, any of 3, 5 and 9 are valid results for #t. The only sane way to use it is with arrays of one contiguous part without nil values.
You can set up a meta-table to track the number of entries, this may be faster than iteration if this information is a needed frequently.
The easiest way that I know of to get the number of entries in a table is with '#'. #tableName gets the number of entries as long as they are numbered:
tbl={
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
}
print(#tbl)--prints the highest number in the table: 5
Sadly, if they are not numbered, it won't work.
There's one way, but it might be disappointing: use an additional variable (or one of the table's field) for storing the count, and increase it every time you make an insertion.
count = 0
tbl = {}
tbl["test"] = 47
count = count + 1
tbl[1] = 48
count = count + 1
print(count) -- prints "2"
There's no other way, the # operator will only work on array-like tables with consecutive keys.
function GetTableLng(tbl)
local getN = 0
for n in pairs(tbl) do
getN = getN + 1
end
return getN
end
You're right. There are no other way to get length of table
You could use penlight library. This has a function size which gives the actual size of the table.
It has implemented many of the function that we may need while programming and missing in Lua.
Here is the sample for using it.
> tablex = require "pl.tablex"
> a = {}
> a[2] = 2
> a[3] = 3
> a['blah'] = 24
> #a
0
> tablex.size(a)
3
local function CountedTable(x)
assert(type(x) == 'table', 'bad parameter #1: must be table')
local new_t = {}
local mt = {}
-- `all` will represent the number of both
local all = 0
for k, v in pairs(x) do
all = all + 1
end
mt.__newindex = function(t, k, v)
if v == nil then
if rawget(x, k) ~= nil then
all = all - 1
end
else
if rawget(x, k) == nil then
all = all + 1
end
end
rawset(x, k, v)
end
mt.__index = function(t, k)
if k == 'totalCount' then return all
else return rawget(x, k) end
end
return setmetatable(new_t, mt)
end
local bar = CountedTable { x = 23, y = 43, z = 334, [true] = true }
assert(bar.totalCount == 4)
assert(bar.x == 23)
bar.x = nil
assert(bar.totalCount == 3)
bar.x = nil
assert(bar.totalCount == 3)
bar.x = 24
bar.x = 25
assert(bar.x == 25)
assert(bar.totalCount == 4)
I stumbled upon this thread and want to post another option. I'm using Luad generated from a block controller, but it essentially works by checking values in the table, then incrementing which value is being checked by 1. Eventually, the table will run out, and the value at that index will be Nil.
So subtract 1 from the index that returned a nil, and that's the size of the table.
I have a global Variable for TableSize that is set to the result of this count.
function Check_Table_Size()
local Count = 1
local CurrentVal = (CueNames[tonumber(Count)])
local repeating = true
print(Count)
while repeating == true do
if CurrentVal ~= nil then
Count = Count + 1
CurrentVal = CueNames[tonumber(Count)]
else
repeating = false
TableSize = Count - 1
end
end
print(TableSize)
end
seems when the elements of the table is added by insert method, getn will return correctly. Otherwise, we have to count all elements
mytable = {}
element1 = {version = 1.1}
element2 = {version = 1.2}
table.insert(mytable, element1)
table.insert(mytable, element2)
print(table.getn(mytable))
It will print 2 correctly
myTable = {}
myTable["foo"] = 12
myTable["bar"] = "blah"
print(#myTable) -- this prints 0
Do I actually have to iterate through the items in the table to get the number of keys?
numItems = 0
for k,v in pairs(myTable) do
numItems = numItems + 1
end
print(numItems) -- this prints 2
I experimented with both the # operator and table.getn(). I thought table.getn() would do what you wanted but as it turns out it's returning the same value as #, namely 0. It appears that dictionaries insert nil placeholders as necessary.
Looping over the keys and counting them seems like the only way to get the dictionary size.
The length operator:
The length of a table t is defined to be any integer index n such that t[n] is not nil and t[n+1] is nil; moreover, if t[1] is nil, n can be zero. For a regular array, with non-nil values from 1 to a given n, its length is exactly that n, the index of its last value. If the array has "holes" (that is, nil values between other non-nil values), then #t can be any of the indices that directly precedes a nil value (that is, it may consider any such nil value as the end of the array).
so only way to get length is iterate over it.
Aside from iterating through the keys manually, it is simple to automatically keep track of it via metamethods. Considering you probably don't want to keep track of every table you make, you can just write a function that will allow you to convert any table into a key-countable object. The following isn't perfect, but I think it would illustrate the point:
function CountedTable(x)
assert(type(x) == 'table', 'bad parameter #1: must be table')
local mt = {}
-- `keys` will represent the number of non integral indexes
-- `indxs` will represent the number of integral indexes
-- `all` will represent the number of both
local keys, indxs, all = 0, 0, 0
-- Do an initial count of current assets in table.
for k, v in pairs(x) do
if (type(k) == 'number') and (k == math.floor(k)) then indxs = indxs + 1
else keys = keys + 1 end
all = all + 1
end
-- By using `__nexindex`, any time a new key is added, it will automatically be
-- tracked.
mt.__newindex = function(t, k, v)
if (type(k) == 'number') and (k == math.floor(k)) then indxs = indxs + 1
else keys = keys + 1 end
all = all + 1
t[k] = v
end
-- This allows us to have fields to access these datacounts, but won't count as
-- actual keys or indexes.
mt.__index = function(t, k)
if k == 'keyCount' then return keys
elseif k == 'indexCount' then return indxs
elseif k == 'totalCount' then return all end
end
return setmetatable(x, mt)
end
Examples of using this would include:
-- Note `36.35433` would NOT be counted as an integral index.
local foo = CountedTable { 1, 2, 3, 4, [36.35433] = 36.35433, [54] = 54 }
local bar = CountedTable { x = 23, y = 43, z = 334, [true] = true }
local foobar = CountedTable { 1, 2, 3, x = 'x', [true] = true, [64] = 64 }
print(foo.indexCount) --> 5
print(bar.keyCount) --> 4
print(foobar.totalCount) --> 6
Live Working Example
Hope this helped! :)
Lua stores table as two separates parts : a hash part and an array part, the len operator only deal with the array part, meaning value indexed by a number value, plus using rules mentioned below, so you don't have any choice for counting "hash" value you need to iterate over the table with pairs() function.