Looping help needed

[near dove]

local script

local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService(“ReplicatedStorage”)
local Module = require(ReplicatedStorage.Module)
local Info = require(ReplicatedStorage.Module.Info)
local Grid = script.Parent

Module.Create(Grid, Info.Stage1)

main module

local Module = {}

function Module.Create(Grid, Info)
    local BlockTemplate = script.Block
    local PathTemplate = script.Path
    local TeleporterTemplate = script.Teleporter

    (logic here)
end

return Module

info module

local Info = {
    Stage1 = {
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    }
}

desired behavior in the main module: goes through the info of stage1 in numerical order and clones its respective template and parents it to the grid, name it its respective number for example, it would clone paths 1-4 using the path template and then it would clone a teleporter (5) and repeat until 9

[dull vigil]

local Info = {
    {
        Name = "Stage1",
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    },{
        Name = "Stage2",
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    },{
        Name = "Stage3",
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    }
}

for index, data in info do
    print("Stage" .. index) -- dynamic name generation using the index
    print("Name" .. data.Name)
    for dataIndex, Value in data do
        print(dataIndex, Value)
    end
end

[near dove]

is that a better way of storing info

[dull vigil]

It's the only way if you want to keep the order

[near dove]

wdym order

[dull vigil]

If you want to loop through them in order

[near dove]

so what is index in the loop

[dull vigil]

If you don't need to loop them in order then you can keep it like the original

[near dove]

because my system would generate one stage at a time so it only requires the respective stage like stage1

is the example you provided able to loop through the content of a certain stage?

[dull vigil]

I think a number index is more meaningful then a string index like stage1

And is a lot easier to write code the iterate the stages

It also lets you get the length on the array

But at the end of the day only your can decide depending on the design of your game

Another option is to have both

[near dove]

@dull vigil is there a way to display info with the stage name as the table and not as “Name”

[dull vigil]

?

[near dove]

like in each info there is a name for the stage but can you make it so that its structured like this

Stage1 = {
Blocks
Paths
}

[dull vigil]

local Info = {
    {
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    },{
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    },{
        Blocks = {5},
        Paths = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8},
        Teleporters = {9}
    }
}

for index, data in info do
    print("Stage", index)
    print("Blocks", data.Blocks)
    print("Paths", data.Paths)
    print("Teleporters", data.Teleporters)
end