How do i add a string index with a variable to a table?

[matte3560]

I'm trying to make a script that records words used in chat, and how many times they are used.

For testing, i did:

Words = {"lol"}
WordCount = {["lol"] = 1}

This worked, when i used the printing command, the most used word would be lol, used 1 times. As long as i said lol, the count would increase.

However, if i used a word i hadn't defined in the count list, it wouldn't work. How would i add a table entry with a string index (if that's what it's called) that has a value?

[|FlapJack|]

if not table.HasValue(Words,  wordvar) then
	table.insert(Words , wordvar)
	table.insert(WordCount , {wordvar , 1})
end

I would think..

[Nev]

[lua]Words[ name ] = value;[/lua]

You don't need separate tables.

[matte3560]

Ok, thanks.... and i did realize i didn't need two tables...

[editline]10:34PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=|FlapJack|;17067453]

if not table.HasValue(Words,  wordvar) then
	table.insert(Words , wordvar)
	table.insert(WordCount , {wordvar , 1})
end

I would think..[/QUOTE]

All that did was add a sub table, not a value

[editline]10:38PM[/editline]

Well, I'm sure there is a better way to do it, but for now i just did:

table.Merge( WordCount, { [word] = 1} )