function table_print (tt, indent, done)
done = done or {}
indent = indent or 0
if type(tt) == "table" then
local sb = {}
for key, value in pairs (tt) do
table.insert(sb, string.rep (" ", indent)) -- indent it
if type (value) == "table" and not done [value] then
done [value] = true
table.insert(sb, "{\n");
table.insert(sb, table_print (value, indent + 2, done))
table.insert(sb, string.rep (" ", indent)) -- indent it
table.insert(sb, "}\n");
elseif "number" == type(key) then
table.insert(sb, string.format("\"%s\"\n", tostring(value)))
else
table.insert(sb, string.format("%s = \"%s\"\n", tostring (key), tostring(value)))
end
end
return table.concat(sb)
else
return tt .. "\n"
end
end
function to_string( tbl )
if "nil" == type( tbl ) then
return tostring(nil)
elseif "string" == type( tbl ) then
return tbl
elseif "table" == type( tbl ) then
return table_print(tbl)
else
tostring(tbl)
end
end
Example
print(to_string({"Lua",user="Mariacher",{{co=coroutine.create(function() end),{number=12345.6789}},
func=function() end}, boolt=true}))
This prints
"Lua"
{
{
{
number = "12345.6789"
}
co = "thread: 0212B848"
}
func = "function: 01FC7C70"
}
boolt = "true"
user = "Mariacher"
