Table key search problem

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#1

Hi guys, I’m trying to make a word hunt game and tried these codes it works perfectly on simulator but on my phone only the last word is being found.

 local path = system.pathForFile( "Data/a.txt" ) local file = io.open( path, "r" ) for line in file:lines() do --line = string.sub( line, 1, #line ) --table.insert(dataword,line) aword[line] = true end io.close( file ) file = nil -- search for word if aword[word] then print( "word found" ) else print( "word not found" ) end

I’ve also attached my a.txt file.

it only have these words

ad

as

asa

art

arts

ab

Please help me locate my problem, Thanks in Advance guys

#2

Here is how I made it work.

local aword = {} local path = system.pathForFile( "a.txt" ) local file = io.open( path, "r" ) for line in file:lines() do --line = string.sub( line, 1, #line ) --table.insert(dataword,line) aword[line] = true end io.close( file ) file = nil word = "art" -- any word from the file -- search for word if aword[word] then print( "word found", word ) else print( "word not found" ) end

Changed lines:

local aword = {}

word = "art" -- any word from the file

print( "word found", word )
#3

Thanks for the reply, have you tried it on android?

here’s what I found.
If I manually make my table it works fine both on simulator and android phone

local aword = { “ad”, “as”, “asa”, “art”, “arts”, “ab”} --this works

***************
but if I make my table from the file only the last word is being searched
local aword = {}
local path = system.pathForFile( “a.txt” )
local file = io.open( path, “r” )
for line in file:lines() do
–line = string.sub( line, 1, #line )
–table.insert(dataword,line)
aword[line] = true
end
io.close( file )
file = nil

***************

#4

Nope. Are you debugging it on Android?

#5

Yes, I’ve tried it on my cellphone and tablet but as I’ve said it can only detect the last word

#6

I meant this -> https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/basics/debugging/index.html#device-debugging-android

#7

Got it working now, I’ve change from tables to lua modules.
Here is the link from an old post :) https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/949-load-file-data-into-table/

BTW thanks for helping me

#8

Here is how I made it work.

local aword = {} local path = system.pathForFile( "a.txt" ) local file = io.open( path, "r" ) for line in file:lines() do --line = string.sub( line, 1, #line ) --table.insert(dataword,line) aword[line] = true end io.close( file ) file = nil word = "art" -- any word from the file -- search for word if aword[word] then print( "word found", word ) else print( "word not found" ) end

Changed lines:

local aword = {}

word = "art" -- any word from the file

print( "word found", word )
#9

Thanks for the reply, have you tried it on android?

here’s what I found.
If I manually make my table it works fine both on simulator and android phone

local aword = { “ad”, “as”, “asa”, “art”, “arts”, “ab”} --this works

***************
but if I make my table from the file only the last word is being searched
local aword = {}
local path = system.pathForFile( “a.txt” )
local file = io.open( path, “r” )
for line in file:lines() do
–line = string.sub( line, 1, #line )
–table.insert(dataword,line)
aword[line] = true
end
io.close( file )
file = nil

***************

#10

Nope. Are you debugging it on Android?

#11

Yes, I’ve tried it on my cellphone and tablet but as I’ve said it can only detect the last word

#12

I meant this -> https://docs.coronalabs.com/guide/basics/debugging/index.html#device-debugging-android

#13

Got it working now, I’ve change from tables to lua modules.
Here is the link from an old post :) https://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/949-load-file-data-into-table/

BTW thanks for helping me