Image From Table Unable To Display.... Help!

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Can someone tell me why this isn’t working?

 

local   colors = {}         colors[1]={}         colors[1].flavor= "assets/colorRed.png"         colors[2]={}         colors[2].flavor= "assets/colorYellow.png"          local imageObj = display.newImage( '"'..colors[i].flavor..'"' )  

I get this message:

attempt to index field ‘?’ (a nil value)

 

Thanks!

2

You’re close, but you don’t need those extra quotes.

 

 

for i = 1, 2 do local imageObj = display.newImage( colors[i].flavor ) end 
3

** UPDATED A COUPLE TIMES **

 

If you don’t really need those sub-tables for anything, you could do this:

 

local   colors = {}         colors[1] = "assets/colorRed.png"         colors[2] = "assets/colorYellow.png" ... obviously there is some code missing here but I get the gist -- Note: Be sure the following code is in the same scope as your 'local colors' above, or 'colors' will not be visible. print( "Creating image object from this file", colors[i] ) -- Just for debugging sake.      local imageObj = display.newImage( colors[i] )  
4

It worked! Much appreciated, roaminggamer!

I tried printing through the terminal and it looks like everything loaded but it loaded too fast. How can this be slowed down to see each image? Do I need to use a transition or a timer? I’m not sure how I’d fit that in.

 

for i = 1, 2 do print( colors[i].flavor ) local imageObj = display.newImage( colors[i].flavor ) end  

Thanks!

5

You’re close, but you don’t need those extra quotes.

 

 

for i = 1, 2 do local imageObj = display.newImage( colors[i].flavor ) end 
6

** UPDATED A COUPLE TIMES **

 

If you don’t really need those sub-tables for anything, you could do this:

 

local   colors = {}         colors[1] = "assets/colorRed.png"         colors[2] = "assets/colorYellow.png" ... obviously there is some code missing here but I get the gist -- Note: Be sure the following code is in the same scope as your 'local colors' above, or 'colors' will not be visible. print( "Creating image object from this file", colors[i] ) -- Just for debugging sake.      local imageObj = display.newImage( colors[i] )  
7

It worked! Much appreciated, roaminggamer!

I tried printing through the terminal and it looks like everything loaded but it loaded too fast. How can this be slowed down to see each image? Do I need to use a transition or a timer? I’m not sure how I’d fit that in.

 

for i = 1, 2 do print( colors[i].flavor ) local imageObj = display.newImage( colors[i].flavor ) end  

Thanks!