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- Subject: Re: pairs(t, skey) and ipairs(t, skey)
- From: Leo Razoumov <slonik.az@...>
- Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 06:33:21 -0400
On 10/2/13, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo <lhf@tecgraf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> Another habit we should not be practicing is thinking of Lua tables as
>> having
>> array and hash parts.
>
> Exactly. This is an implementation detail for getting performance and
> reduced
> memory usage but Lua tables remain what they are: associative arrays.
>
Unfortunately, Lua itself encourages such a separation and provides both
pairs and ipairs to reinforce the distinction.
--Leo--
- References:
- pairs(t, skey) and ipairs(t, skey), Andrew Starks
- Re: pairs(t, skey) and ipairs(t, skey), Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
- Re: pairs(t, skey) and ipairs(t, skey), Tom N Harris
- Re: pairs(t, skey) and ipairs(t, skey), Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
