Tables {#lua_tables}

Table Manipulation

The following methods have been added to the built-in Lua table library.

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table.concat

table.concat(tbl1, tbl2) - Merges the contents of one table into another. - Parameters: - tbl1: The table receiving the new content. - tbl2: The table containing the content to be copied.

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table.contains

table.contains(table, o) - Checks if a table contains a value. - Parameters: - table: Table to be checked. - o: The object to check for. - Returns: true if o is in table.

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table.clean

table.clean(tbl) - Removes nil values from a table. - Parameters: - tbl: The table to be cleaned. - Returns: Copy of tbl with nil values removed.

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table.join

table.join(table, delim) - Joins a table of strings into a string. - Parameters: - table: Table to be joined. - delim: (string) Character(s) to be used as separator. - Returns: (string) The resulting string.