table.setn

Lua function table.setn Summary Sets the size of a table (obsolete) Prototype table.setn (t, n) Description This has been removed from Lua 5.1. Attempting to call it will raise an error. The length of a table can not be set, it is implied by the highest numeric key, providing there are no gaps in the sequence of numeric keys. See Also ... Topics Lua base functions Lua bc (big number) functions Lua bit manipulation functions Lua coroutine functions Lua debug functions Lua io functions Lua math functions Lua os functions Lua package functions Lua PCRE regular expression functions Lua script extensions Lua string functions Lua table functions Lua utilities Scripting Lua functions table.concat (Concatenates table items together into a string) table.foreach (Applies a function to each item in a table) table.foreachi (Applies a function to each item in a numerically-keyed table) table.getn (Returns the size of a numerically-keyed table) table.insert (Inserts a new item into a numerically-keyed table) table.maxn (Returns the highest numeric key in the table) table.remove (Removes an item from a numerically-keyed table) table.sort (Sorts a table) (Help topic: lua=table.setn) Documentation contents page