getn()

The .getn() function in Luau returns the number of elements in a table by iterating over the table and counting the elements, while ignoring any nil elements. This function is a handy tool for various table-related tasks, including checking the table’s length, allocating memory for a table, and determining if a table is empty.

Note: This function has been deprecated. Applying the .getn() function will result in an error. Use #t instead.

Syntax

table.getn(t)

The table.getn() function takes only one argument, t, the table to retrieve the length of. It returns the number of elements in the table, as an integer.

Example 1

local  table = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
local count = table.getn(table)
print(count)

This code will print the following output:

5

Example 2

local  table = {1, 2, 3, nil, 5}
local count = table.getn(table)
print(count)

4

Example 3

local  table = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
local count = table.getn(table)
for i = 1, count do
print(table[i])
end

This code will print the following output:

1
2
3
4
5

Example 4

Here is an example of how to use the table.getn() function to check if a table is empty:

local table = {}
if table.getn(table) == 0 then
print("The table is empty.")
end

This code will print the following output:

The table is empty.