table.Merge
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| Function | |
| Syntax |
table.Merge( Table destination table, Table source table ) Where is this used? |
| Description: | |
| Merges the contents of a table into another table. | |
| Returns: | Table destination table |
| Part of Library: | Table |
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| BBCode Link: | [b][url=http://wiki.garrysmod.com/?title=Table.Merge]Table.Merge [img]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/favicon.ico[/img][/url][/b] |
Example
| Description | Merge a table into another. Shows how it overwrites keys. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | test_table = {"this","that","and the other","delta","epsilon"} // Define the destination table. test_table_2 = {"alpha","beta","gamma"} // Define the source table. table.Merge(test_table,test_table_2) print(table.concat(test_table," ")) // Prints "alpha beta gamma delta epsilon" to the console. |
| Output | "this", "that", "and the other" are lost due to their key being 1, 2 and 3, the source table already has 1, 2 and 3 set to different variables. Prints the result to the console. |
Additional Notes
- This sends and overwrites keys. Say table1.mykey = "test", and you do a table merge of table2, which has table.mykey = "alpha", table1.mykey will then equal "alpha".
- Due to it's nature to overwrite numbered keys, you may want to use table.Add if you are dealing with a table with numbered keys.
