Split an array into multiple after predetermined length

So, pretty much what I want to do is split an array into a second array if it becomes too long when listing files. For example, I want the page length to be 15, so if the table is longer than 15, it then limits the table to 15, and the next 15 are dumped into a new table, and so on. If anyone knows how I could do this, that would be fantastic.

Alternatively, I could stick with the one table, and only print a certain amount per page. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Assuming it is numerically indexed…

local tables = {} --#store the tables
for i = 1, #tbl, 15 do --#iterates through the table, adding 15 to i each time
  tables[ #tables + 1 ] = {}
  for x = i, i + 15 do --#iterates from i to i + 15
   tables[ #tables ][ x ] = tbl[ x ]
  end
end

KingofGamesYami, on 30 July 2014 - 11:19 PM said:

Assuming it is numerically indexed…

local tables = {} --#store the tables
for i = 1, #tbl, 15 do --#iterates through the table, adding 15 to i each time
  tables[ #tables + 1 ] = {}
  for x = i, i + 15 do --#iterates from i to i + 15
   tables[ #tables ][ x ] = tbl[ x ]
  end
end

Could be:

 tables[ #tables][ x%15+1] = tbl[ x ]

to make the split tables indexed from 1 to 15 which will probably be a bit more useful. If they aren't numerically indexed you can do pretty much exactly the same thing with a while loop, a couple of counters and next

hilburn, on 31 July 2014 - 01:16 AM said:

Could be:

tables[ #tables][ x%15+1] = tbl[ x ]

to make the split tables indexed from 1 to 15 which will probably be a bit more useful. If they aren't numerically indexed you can do pretty much exactly the same thing with a while loop, a couple of counters and next

that will skip index 1

doh, true, or rather it would shuffle what should be at 15 to 1, this is why I like using arrays that start at 0…

local splitIndex=x%15
if splitIndex == 0 then splitIndex=15 end
tables[#tables][splitIndex] = tbl[x]

there you go