How to retrieve another variable within table in Lua?

Question

how can I use title in shortdesc?

This fails:

function descriptor()
    return {
        title = "This";
        shortdesc = title .. " is my text."
    }
end

Paul Kulchenko · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-31 23:50:25Z

4

You can't; you can use a local variable though:

function descriptor()
    local title = "This"
    return {
        title = title;
        shortdesc = title .. " is my text."
    }
end

answered Jan 31, 2015 at 23:50

Paul Kulchenko

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Doug Currie · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-31 23:51:57Z

4

Paul is correct. You can also construct the table in pieces:

function descriptor()
    local t = {}
    t.title = "This";
    t.shortdesc = t.title .. " is my text."
    return t
end

answered Jan 31, 2015 at 23:51

Doug Currie

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