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by dingxiong 1066 days ago
hmm. why are Lua arrays 1-index based?
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nmz 1066 days ago
Because arrays start at 1, offsets start at 0
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defrost 1066 days ago
Arrays are just a sequence of objects.

Indexes (traditionally) start at 1, offsets (measures from base) obviously start from zero.

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MathMonkeyMan 1066 days ago
good enough for Rome
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