tables and pullevents

local keys = {}
Keys["keys.1"] = "1"
Keys["keys.2"] = "2"
Keys["keys.3"] = "3"
Keys["keys.4"] = "4"
Keys["keys.5"] = "5"
Keys["keys.6"] = "6"
Keys["keys.7"] = "7"
Keys["keys.8"] = "8"
Keys["keys.9"] = "9"

function draw()

paintutils.drawFilledBox(0,0,100,100,colors.blue)
term.setCursorPos(3,3)
print("Turtle Controller V1")
term.setCursorPos(3,5)
print("Add ID : "..ID)

end


ID = ""

draw()
term.setCursorPos(10,5)

while true do
local event, key = os.pullEvent("key")


end


this is my current code and i want to test when you press a number key and add it to the var id, i thought of tables but couldn't remember how to implement that, could someone help me? is there a better way?

local keys={
["1"]=true;
["2"]=true;
["3"]=true;
["4"]=true;
["5"]=true;
["6"]=true;
["7"]=true;
["8"]=true;
["9"]=true;
["0"]=true;
}

while true do
   event={os.pullEvent()}
   if event[1]=="key" then
      if keys[event[2]] then
         --do something if the number keys are pressed
      end
   end
end

I think its this what are you looking for!

you are initialising you table in a very bad way. here is an example of making tables.

example = {1,2,3,4,5}
example[1] --# == 1

example = {}
example[1] --# == nil
example[1] = 1
example[2] = 2
example[1] --# == 1

I would go with the first method as it is easier for the computer to 'read'

Lupus590, on 20 November 2015 - 09:17 PM said:

you are initialising you table in a very bad way. here is an example of making tables.

example = {1,2,3,4,5}
example[1] --# == 1

example = {}
example[1] --# == nil
example[1] = 1
example[2] = 2
example[1] --# == 1

I would go with the first method as it is easier for the computer to 'read'

Why is it bad?

it's more won't work than bad. And if it does work they it's a very unintuitive way to do it.

It would work, if the capitalization wasn't changed from keys to Keys.