Returns the function next followed by a table.

Syntax

Argument

Name

Description

T

A table to iterate.

Outputs

Name

Description

f

A function.  Returns the function next followed by a table.

T

A table, the same table as input.

Example

Syntax

t = {'a','b',1,true,'c',false,'d'}

t(23) = 'hyper'

t.myfield = 'math'

for key,value in ipairs(t) do print(key,value) end

Result

1  a

2  b

3  1

4  true

5  c

6  false

7  d

Comments

'ipairs' iterates over integer keys, starting from 1, until it finds one which is not in the table.  This function is usually used with a 'for' loop.

See Also:

for