This tag refers to the table type in Lua that implements associative arrays.
The table type implements associative arrays. An associative array is an array that can be indexed not only with numbers, but also with strings or any other value of the language, except nil. Moreover, tables have no fixed size; you can add as many elements as you want to a table dynamically.
Tables in Lua are neither values nor variables; they are objects.
Creating table
t = {5, 10, 15, apple="red", banana="yellow" }
Short note about keys
Lua stores all elements in tables generically as key-value pairs. Lua does not differentiate between arrays and dictionaries. All Lua tables are actually dictionaries.
Note that keys are references to objects so you must use the same reference to get the same key into the table.
Useful Link
- PiL: Table - Programming in Lua
- lua-users - Lua Users wiki on table library tutorials
