G.KeyValuesToTablePreserveOrder
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| Function | |
| Syntax |
KeyValuesToTablePreserveOrder( String text (key-values) ) Where is this used? |
| Description: | |
| Like KeyValuesToTable, but returns a table of tables, each holding one key and it's associated value. | |
| Returns: | Table |
| Part of Library: | Global Functions |
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Example
| Description | Converts a key-value string to a table, preserving the key order. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | local key_value_string = [["0" { "health" "123.3" "name" "Billy" "extra" { "param1" "234" "param2" "Balloon" "param3" "true" } }]] local my_table = KeyValuesToTablePreserveOrder( key_value_string ) PrintTable(my_table) |
| Output | To Console:1: Key = health Value = 123.30000305176 2: Key = name Value = Billy 3: Key = extra Value: 1: Key = param1 Value = 234 2: Key = param2 Value = Balloon 3: Key = param3 Value = true |
Additional Notes
- All keys are transformed into lowercase.
- This method of data storage is now considered deprecated. It is recommended to use GLON. GLON can encode/decode all types of data and does not return keys as lowercase. Unfortunately, the encoded data is no longer human-readable, but this only means the files can't be edited externally - it is much more efficient in all other manners. Remember to use require("glon").
