table.merge

Creates a new table containing all (key, value) pairs from two tables. If two source tables have shared keys, the values associated with these keys in the merged table will be from the second table argument (referred to as table_b below).

Usage

table.merge(table_a, table_b)

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
table_a	table	First table to merge.
table_b	table	Second table to merge.

Returns

Name	Type	Description
merged	table	Merged table.

Examples

local backpack = { rock = 10, flint = 2, herb = 63 };
local chest = { flint = 5, potion = 1 };
local merged = table.merge(backpack, chest);
print(merged.rock); -- Prints "10"
print(merged.flint); -- Prints "5"
print(merged.potion); -- Prints "1"