Re: copy a table

[Philippe Lhoste <PhiLho@...>]

Javier Guerra wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 January 2007 8:18 am, Thomas Hafner wrote:
> > This will do it:
> >
> >   target = {unpack(source)}
>
> unpack(t) only works with arrays, that is, a table with consecutive integer 
> keys without holes.  (see the length operator (#) definition (ref manual, 
> 2.5.5))
>
> also, i guess there's a implementation limit to returned values... was it 
> about 4000 items?

Thanks for giving the limits.
I think we can say it is a nice trick if used by knowing these limits, 
ie. with a precise subset of possible tables, within a given project. :-)

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