Get key value key?

[sackcreator54]

Hello,

I'm using util.KeyValuesToTable() on the ulib's ban file (contents:)

*first keyvalue* "STEAM_0:1:39734734"	
{
	"unban"	"1410653157"
	"time"	"1405209957"
	"reason"	"Foul language"
	"admin"	"VX | cheese(STEAM_0:1:39734735)"
}
"STEAM_0:1:39734736"	
{
	"reason"	"Spammer"
	"admin"	"VX | cheese()"
	"unban"	"1531353969"
	"time"	"1405209969"
	"name"	"VX | cheese"
}

And i'm trying to get the key (for example, the key of the first keyvalue is STEAM_0:1:39734734). How do I get this?

When I print the keys of the table I decrypt it in, I get this:

unban
time
reason
admin

and when I print the values, I get this:

1410653184
1405209984
Foul language
VX | cheese(STEAM_0:1:39734735)

Thanks.

[MeepDarknessM]

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[AnonTakesOver]

[url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Category:debug[/url]
Mess around with that, I managed to do this one time while messing around with that.

Also, couldn't you just add the id as a key to the table?

[sackcreator54]

[QUOTE=AnonTakesOver;45372566][url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Category:debug[/url]
Mess around with that, I managed to do this one time while messing around with that.

Also, couldn't you just add the id as a key to the table?[/QUOTE]

I could, however that's not how ULib naturally does it.

[G4MB!T]

table.KeyFromValue(value)

Not sure if this works with tables. If not, try:

local key;
for k,v in pairs(KeyValuesToTable thing) do
   if (k == "steamid") then
      key = k;
      break;
   end
end

[sackcreator54]

[QUOTE=G4MB!T;45372670]

table.KeyFromValue(value)

Not sure if this works with tables. If not, try:

local key;
for k,v in pairs(KeyValuesToTable thing) do
   if (k == "steamid") then
      key = k;
      break;
   end
end

[/QUOTE]

Not working, I can't get the keyvalue's key at all with KeyValuesToTable.

[G4MB!T]

It appears that does not return the key and ignores subsequent key-value tables. Ill ticket it.

[G4MB!T]

local tbl = util.KeyValuesToTable("{"..file.Read("shit.txt", "DATA").."}")
PrintTable(tbl);

Output:

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In

KeyValues Error: LoadFromBuffer: missing { in file In
(*STEAM_0:1:39734736*), 

[G4MB!T]

I opened a ticket for this issue, but since the file itself is not technically in KeyValue format, there is actually nothing wrong with it.

However, _Kilburn replied with a fix for the situation:

local tbl = util.KeyValuesToTable("\"data\"{"..file.Read("shit.txt", "DATA").."}")
/*
tbl looks like this:
steam_0:1:39734736:
		reason	=	Spammer
		admin	=	VX | cheese()
		unban	=	1531353984
		time	=	1405209984
		name	=	VX | cheese
steam_0:1:39734734:
		unban	=	1410653184
		time	=	1405209984
		reason	=	Foul language
		admin	=	VX | cheese(STEAM_0:1:39734735)

*/

Link to the ticket is here: [url]https://github.com/Facepunch/garrysmod-issues/issues/1323[/url]