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{{luaapi}} | |||
Returns an iterator triple that allows the Lua for loop to iterate over the array portion of a table. | |||
iteratorFunc, table, startState = ipairs(table) | |||
== Example == | |||
local fruits={"apple","orange","banana","kiwi"} | |||
Example | |||
local fruits={"apple","orange","banana",kiwi"} | |||
for index,value in ipairs(fruits) do | for index,value in ipairs(fruits) do | ||
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would be output to the chat window. | would be output to the chat window. | ||
Note that ipairs() starts at index 1 and stops counting as soon as it reaches a nil value. Example: | |||
> t = { [0] = "zero", --will not be counted | |||
[1] = "one", --will be counted; 1 | |||
[2] = "two", --will be counted; 2 | |||
[3] = "three", --will be counted; 3 | |||
["four"] = "four", --will not be counted; returns 3 | |||
[5] = "five" } --will never be reached | |||
> for i,v in ipairs(t) do print(i..":"..v) end | |||
1:one | |||
2:two | |||
3:three | |||
Note that t[0] is never reached because it starts counting at [1], t["four"] is never reached because it is not an array index, and t[5] is never reached because the iterator ceases when it checks t[4] and finds a nil value. | |||