Lua·Lua essentials

Small program

Combine tables and functions into a small report.

Beginner 10 min read Lesson 5 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Iterate with pairs or ipairs.
  • Accumulate totals.
  • Format output.

In plain English

Combine tables and functions into a small report.

  • Iterate with pairs or ipairs.
  • Accumulate totals.
  • Format output.
report.luaLUA
local lessons = { {name="HTML", minutes=12}, {name="CSS", minutes=18} }
local total = 0
for _, lesson in ipairs(lessons) do
  total = total + lesson.minutes
end
print("Total: " .. total)
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Answer from memory: Which iterator is best for an array?

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Which iterator is best for an array?

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