diff --git a/doc/faq.html b/doc/faq.html index a5d744d2..01956e15 100644 --- a/doc/faq.html +++ b/doc/faq.html @@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ You have to press Ctrl-C twice to get stop your program. That's similar to when it's stuck running inside a C function under the Lua interpreter. +
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Q: Table iteration with pairs() does not result in the same order?
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The order of table iteration is explicitly undefined by +the Lua language standard.
+Different Lua implementations or versions may use different orders for +otherwise identical tables. Different ways of constructing a table may +result in different orders, too.
+Due to improved VM security, LuaJIT 2.1 may even use a different order +on separate VM invocations or when string keys are newly interned.

+If your program relies on a deterministic order, it has a bug. Rewrite it, +so it doesn't rely on the key order. Or sort the table keys, if you must. +
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Q: Can Lua code be safely sandboxed?