<function name="ReadTable" parent="net" type="libraryfunc"> <description> Reads a table from the received net message. <note>Sometimes when sending a table through the net library, the order of the keys may be switched. So be cautious when comparing (See Example 1).</note> <warning>You **must** read information in same order as you write it.</warning> See <page>net.WriteTable</page> for extra info. You may get <pre class="inline">net.ReadType: Couldn't read type X</pre> during the execution of the function, the problem is that you are sending objects that cannot be serialized/sent over the network. You may get `net.ReadType: Couldn't read type X` during the execution of the function, the problem is that you are sending objects that cannot be serialized/sent over the network. </description> <realm>Shared</realm> <file line="115">lua/includes/extensions/net.lua</file> <rets> <ret name="" type="table">Table recieved via the net message, or a blank table if no table could be read.</ret> </rets> </function> <example> <description>This is an example of how the keys order may be switched:</description> <code> --Client: function SendTable() local Table = {} Table.Type = "Dining" Table.Legs = 4 Table.Material = "Wood" net.Start("TableSend") net.WriteTable(Table) net.SendToServer() PrintTable(Table) -- Prints the order client side end --Server: function GotTable(len, Player) PrintTable(net.ReadTable()) -- Prints the order server side end net.Receive("TableSend", GotTable) </code> <output> Client: ``` Type = "Dining" Legs = 4 Material = "Wood" ``` Server: ``` Legs = 4 Material = "Wood" Type = "Dining" ``` ⤶ <nowiki /><!-- without this the code tag breaks apart for some BS reason -->⤶ </output>⤶ ⤶ </output>⤶ </example>