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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T06:31:35+00:00 2026-05-25T06:31:35+00:00

Supose you have the following table: mytable = {firstelement, secondelement, thirdelement } print (mytable

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Supose you have the following table:

mytable = {"firstelement", "secondelement", "thirdelement" }

print (mytable [1]) 
==> firstelement

How do i make it print only the “f” from the “firstelement” ??

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    2026-05-25T06:31:36+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 6:31 am

    This is a simple string operation:

    print(mytable[1]:sub(1,1))
    

    more info can be found in the Lua Users string library tutorial or String manipulation in the Lua Reference manual

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