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Sparx wrote:still don't get it to run, please provide me with some running code...

states = {}
for k, v in ipairs(love.filesystem.enumerate("states/")) do --loop through all files in your ./states folder
    local STATE = {}
    local pos = v:find("%.lua$"))
    if (pos) then                                           --if the file ends in .lua
        love.filesystem.include("states/"..v)   --load it
        state[v:sub(1,pos-1)] = STATE                 --store state in state table using filename minus .lua
    end
end

currentstate = states.menu

function switchstate(target)
    currentstate = states[target]
end

function load()
    currentstate:load()
end

function STATE:load()
    --do stuff
end

bartbes wrote:Few things, it's good that you just load the entire states folder, but I really can't agree with your choice for ., using I don't like the ENTRY. stuff, I always prefer self.. (for stuff that needs to be saved in the state, and has no business in the wide world of the global table)

EDIT: Oh and have to add, I just spotted that you DO have a : in the second snippet.

Sparx wrote:

Zorbatron wrote:A more complete example.....

Thanks that looks quite good (as i thougth t should be)besides the fact that i can't get it to work. I am not very used to using methods. Could you provide the same thing you wrote me without syntax errors and working...?

Thanks in advance Sparx

ub3rl1t wrote:i try using this code as-well with no success