Finding value in tables problem

[azure_glass]

Hi

I have litle problem with tables
i can do it by "elseif' but it will be more than 100 "elseifs" :/

if matches[3] == "meat" then
xsxsxs = "banana"
echo("" .. xyz .. "" .. xxyz .. "" .. xsxsxs .. "]")

happyJaneTable = { "meat", "burger", "steak", "hamburger", "chickenburger" }
sadisJaneTable = { "banana", "apple", "orange", "pear", "grape" }
moddyJaneTable = { "xxx", "yyy", "ccc", "bbb", "aaa" }
You see meat.
send("eat banana")

You see burger.
send("eat apple")

You see Burger.
send("eat apple")

You see meat.
send("eat xxx")

[Delrayne]

So...you are going to have to explain a bit more on what you want to be doing exactly. Just by the looks of it though, you might want to try changing your table.

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janeTable = {
    ["meat"] = {
        ["sadis"] = "banana", 
        ["moddy"] = "xxx",
    }, 
    ["burger"] = {
        ["sadis"] = "apple",
        ["moddy"] = "yyy",
    },
    etc.....
}

And like wise you can check through them like so.

Code: [show] | [select all] lua

for k, v in pairs (janeTable) do
--Check to see if matches[2] is in janeTable, and if someVariable is set to sadis or moddy
    if (k == matches[2] and someVariable == "sadis") then
        send("eat " .. janeTable[k].sadis)
        break
    elseif (k == matches[2] and someVariable == "moddy") then
        send("eat " .. janeTable[k].moddy)
        break
    end
end

[azure_glass]

Thak you