table.copy

Returns a shallow copy of a table.

Usage

table.copy(my_table)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
my_table	table	Table to copy.

Returns

Name	Type	Description
copied	table	Copy of the table.

Examples

local original = { 1, 2, 3};
local copy = table.copy(original);
table.push(copy, 4);
print(original[4]); -- Prints "nil"
print(copy[4]); -- Prints "4"

local party = { hero = { hp = 100, mp = 20 } };
local copy = table.copy(party);
copy.hero.hp = 40;
print(copy.hero.hp); -- Prints "40"
print(party.hero.hp); -- Prints "40" ⚠ Shallow copy does not copy nested tables!