table.ToString() help

[Invule]

So ive just tried to add a ingame friend system, where i type sphere_add <name>

i then check if the name is valid and or is on the server, if it is i add it a table: SP.Friends

i then added another concommand where it prints out everyone in the table with this code:

[lua]
function checkFriends()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(SP.Friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriends)
[/lua]

But heres the weird part, it prints out a different table than i chose, instead it prints out my "names" table

[IMG]http://puu.sh/ccBOR/e004094beb.jpg[/IMG]

[editline]15th October 2014[/editline]

wow im stupid...............

[editline]15th October 2014[/editline]

Sorry about that, i thought i was stupid, but i gave you guys old code.

[lua]
function checkFriend()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriend)
[/lua]

Still getting the names table instead of my friends table

:suicide:

[amic]

[QUOTE=Invule;46235488]So ive just tried to add a ingame friend system, where i type sphere_add <name>

i then check if the name is valid and or is on the server, if it is i add it a table: SP.Friends

i then added another concommand where it prints out everyone in the table with this code:

[lua]
function checkFriends()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(SP.Friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriends)
[/lua]

But heres the weird part, it prints out a different table than i chose, instead it prints out my "names" table

[IMG]http://puu.sh/ccBOR/e004094beb.jpg[/IMG]

[editline]15th October 2014[/editline]

wow im stupid...............

[editline]15th October 2014[/editline]

Sorry about that, i thought i was stupid, but i gave you guys old code.

[lua]
function checkFriend()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriend)
[/lua]

Still getting the names table instead of my friends table

:suicide:[/QUOTE]
Can i see how you use the SP.Friends table?
Here's an example how table.ToString works: [url]https://maurits.tv/data/garrysmod/wiki/wiki.garrysmod.com/indexfd89-2.html[/url]
Also you want to make your functions local, like this
[lua]
local function checkFriend()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriend)
[/lua]

[Invule]

[lua]
local SP = {}
SP.Friends = {}

function checkFutureFriend(name)
local names = {}

for k,v in pairs(player.GetAll() ) do
if ( v:GetName():lower():match(name:lower()) ) then
table.insert(names, v)
end
end

// If 0 players were found then
if (table.Count(names) == 0 ) then
print("hi")
return false
end

//If more than one player were found then
if (table.Count(names) > 1) then
print("ho")
return false
end

return names[1]

end

//Adding friend
function AddFriend(ply, cmd, args)
local futurefriend = checkFutureFriend(args[1]) //Check the name for their future friend
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

if IsValid(futurefriend) then
table.insert(SP.Friends, names) //Grab the future friend off of our amazing names table then add it to our sp.friends table
print("added friend" .. args[1])
end

end
concommand.Add("sphere_add", AddFriend)

//Printing out every friend in the sp.friends table
function checkFriend()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriend)
[/lua]

Sorry im not the best in lua, im still coming along, sorry if you notice some bad coding or other errors on the way.

[amic]

[QUOTE=Invule;46235738][lua]
local SP = {}
SP.Friends = {}

function checkFutureFriend(name)
local names = {}

for k,v in pairs(player.GetAll() ) do
if ( v:GetName():lower():match(name:lower()) ) then
table.insert(names, v)
end
end

// If 0 players were found then
if (table.Count(names) == 0 ) then
print("hi")
return false
end

//If more than one player were found then
if (table.Count(names) > 1) then
print("ho")
return false
end

return names[1]

end

//Adding friend
function AddFriend(ply, cmd, args)
local futurefriend = checkFutureFriend(args[1]) //Check the name for their future friend
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

if IsValid(futurefriend) then
table.insert(SP.Friends, names) //Grab the future friend off of our amazing names table then add it to our sp.friends table
print("added friend" .. args[1])
end

end
concommand.Add("sphere_add", AddFriend)

//Printing out every friend in the sp.friends table
function checkFriend()
local friends = table.ToString(SP.Friends, "Friends: ", true)

print(friends)
end
concommand.Add("sphere_friends", checkFriend)
[/lua]

Sorry im not the best in lua, im still coming along, sorry if you notice some bad coding or other errors on the way.[/QUOTE]
Hey, you add friends to the table inccorectly. Instead of
[lua] table.insert(SP.Friends, names) //Grab the future friend off of our amazing names table then add it to our sp.friends table[/lua]
try [lua] table.insert(SP.Friends, futurefriend ) //Grab the future friend off of our amazing names table then add it to our sp.friends table
[/lua] in your AddFriend function.
EDIT:
Also instead of
[lua] for k,v in pairs(player.GetAll() ) do
if ( v:GetName():lower():match(name:lower()) ) then
table.insert(names, v)
end
end[/lua]
try
[lua] for k,v in pairs(player.GetAll() ) do
if ( v:GetName():lower():match(name:lower()) ) then
table.insert(names, v:GetName())
end
end
[/lua]
since you add entities to the names table instead of names.

[Invule]

[IMG]http://puu.sh/ccGko/444fe25cc1.jpg[/IMG]

Works like a charm, thanks Amic :)