G.KeyValuesToTable
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 | This function is being moved to the util library once the GMod Beta 13 update becomes public |
| Function | |
| Syntax |
KeyValuesToTable( String text (key-values) ) Where is this used? |
| Description: | |
| Returns a table from a key-value string. | |
| Returns: | Table |
| Part of Library: | Global Functions |
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Example
| Description | Converts a key-value string to a table and prints it to the console. |
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| Used on | |
| Code | local my_string = [["0" { "health" "123.3" "name" "Billy" "extra" { "param1" "234" "param2" "Balloon" "param3" "true" } }]] local my_table = KeyValuesToTable( my_string ) PrintTable(my_table) |
| Output | To Console:extra: param2 = Balloon param1 = 234 param3 = true name = Billy health = 123.29999542236 |
Additional Notes
- All keys are transformed into lowercase.
- All keys and values are converted to strings. This can be fixed by putting a tonumber() around the table indexes.
- 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").
