Incorrect parameter, expected userdata

[kurtss]

Sorry about another topic again, here's another problem I have.

Here's my love.load function:

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function love.load()
	player = {
	sprite = love.graphics.newImage("guy.png"),
	spriteBatch = love.graphics.newSpriteBatch(sprite, 3),
	standing = love.graphics.newQuad(0, 0, 0, 0, 20, 40),
	height = 40,
	width = 20,
	x = gameWidth / 2,
	y = gameHeight - 100,
	y_velocity = 0,
	inAir = false,
	}
	gravity = 400
	jump_height = 300
end

But when I test it, spriteBatch = love.graphics.newSpriteBatch(sprite, 3), returns "incorrect parameter, expected userdata."
What seems to be the problem? I've been trying to figure this out for a while.
Thanks!

[Taehl]

The problem is, the variable sprite is nil since you never make it equal anything. Look more closely at your code. That line that says "sprite" is referring to player.sprite, since it's in the player table.

Indenting your code for table contents makes this sort of thing much easier to spot:

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function love.load()
	player = {
		sprite = love.graphics.newImage("guy.png"),
		spriteBatch = love.graphics.newSpriteBatch(sprite, 3),
		standing = love.graphics.newQuad(0, 0, 0, 0, 20, 40),
		height = 40,
		width = 20,
		x = gameWidth / 2,
		y = gameHeight - 100,
		y_velocity = 0,
		inAir = false,
	}
	gravity = 400
	jump_height = 300
end

[Jasoco]

Because "sprite" doesn't exist. And "player.sprite" won't exist until the table is closed. You need to create the SpriteBatch after defining the table by referring to "player.sprite" instead of just sprite.

[kurtss]

Thanks tons! Indenting helped, and now I see where I went wrong.

[Jasoco]

You know, I made the same mistake when I started too. It took me a bit to figure it out. Just remember to never try and refer to yourself from within yourself. If you need to refer to yourself, do it after you've been completed.

Where yourself is referring to a table.

Incorrect:

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table = {
  a = 100,
  b = a + 50
}

Correct:

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table = {
  a = 100,
  b
}

table.b = table.a + 50

print(table.b)

> 150

You get what I mean. If you try to refer to yourself before you've been closed off with }, you don't actually exist yet.