Returns the function next followed by a table.

Syntax

f, T = pairs(T)

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; same table as the input.

Example

Syntax

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

t(23) = 'hyper'

t.myfield = 'math'

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

Result

1  a

2  b

3  1

4  true

5  c

6  false

7  d

23 hyper

myfield math

Comments

'pairs' iterates over all key-value pairs.  This function is usually used with a 'for' loop .

See Also:

for