Key Tables

Tables can also map names to values and read them with a key expression.

key_tables.lua

local item = 
local price = ({apple = 2, banana = 3, pear = 4})[item]
local label = item .. ":" .. price

print("item=" .. item)
print("price=" .. price)
print("label=" .. label)

local item = 
local price = ({apple = 2, banana = 3, pear = 4})[item]
local label = item .. ":" .. price

print("item=" .. item)
print("price=" .. price)
print("label=" .. label)

local item = 
local price = ({apple = 2, banana = 3, pear = 4})[item]
local label = item .. ":" .. price

print("item=" .. item)
print("price=" .. price)
print("label=" .. label)

table key A table key can be a string, letting code look up values by name.