Re: table question

[Lee Smith <wink@...>]

Romulo Bahiense wrote:

> I don't know if this is what you are trying to do, but...
>
> Replace:
>
>   lua_pushstring(L, "value (item 2)"); // push
>   lua_settable(L, -3); // pop 2
>   lua_setglobal(L, "2ndtable"); // pop 1
>   lua_getglobal(L, "2ndtable"); // push 1
>   lua_settable(L, -3); // push 2
>   lua_setglobal(L, "testtable");
>
> with:
>
>   lua_pushstring(L, "value (item 2)"); // push
>   lua_settable(L, -3); // pop 2
>   lua_pushvalue(L, -1);
>   lua_setglobal(L, "2ndtable"); // pop 1
>   lua_settable(L, -3); // push 2
>   lua_setglobal(L, "testtable");
>
>
> I have not tested, but might work.
>
> --rb

That seems to work, until I try to create another table at index 2:

(append)

 tableIndex++;
 lua_pushnumber(L, tableIndex);
 lua_newtable(L); // push 1

 lua_pushstring(L, "item3"); // push 1
 lua_pushstring(L, "value (item 3)"); // push 1
 lua_settable(L, -3); // pop 2

 lua_pushstring(L, "item4"); // push 1
 lua_pushstring(L, "value (item 4)"); // push 1
 lua_settable(L, -3); // pop 2

 lua_pushvalue(L, -1); // push 1
 lua_setglobal(L, "3rdtable"); // pop 1