I’m trying to learn about tables within tables and how to reference variables within.
The following code errors out with main:38 attempt to index a number value (field '?')
which is this line: text(globalIndex[x][y].vA, codX, codY)
where I’m trying to print the variable vA located in globalIndex[x][y]
I had this working and then started to do other things. then it stopped, and what I thought I understood, now I don’t.
Can someone explain what’s going on and what I’m doing wrong?
function setup()
math.randomseed( os.time()) -- Generate random seed
w = 20
h = 20
globalIndex = {}
fontSize(10)
-- generate
for x = 1 , w do
globalIndex[x] = {}
for y = 1 , h do
globalIndex[x][y] = populateCell(x,y)
end
end
end
function draw()
-- display
for x = 1 , w do
for y = 1 , h do
local codX = (x * 15)
local codY = (y * 15) + 300
text(globalIndex[x][y].vA, codX, codY)
end
end
end
function populateCell(x,y)
print("Populating:" .. x .." " .. y)
local vA = math.random(0,255)
local vB = math.random(0,255)
local vC = math.random(0,255)
local vD = math.random(0,255)
local vE = math.random(0,255)
return vA, vB, vC, vD, vE
end