Get n-th element from end of list (table)

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If I have a list (table):

local list = {'foo', 'bar', 'baz', 'qux'}

How do I get the n-th item from the end? (e.g., the last or second to last)

lhf · Accepted Answer · 2022-02-16 21:28:00Z

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Try list[#list+1-n] to get the n-th entry from the end, counting from 1 as usual in Lua. So the last item has n=1.

edited Feb 16, 2022 at 21:28

answered Dec 11, 2014 at 20:01

lhf

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das · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-11 20:00:44Z

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This should work

function getEntryFromEnd(table, entry)
    local count = (table and #table or false)
    if (count) then
        return table[count-entry];
    end
    return false;
end

answered Dec 11, 2014 at 20:00

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