read input from the user and create a table in lua code example

Example 1: lua tables

local favoritefoods_table = {"hamburger", "spaghetti", "pizza", "potato chips"}
--the table--

for i, v in pairs(favoritefoods_table) do --loop through the table-- 
	print(i) --print the number--
  	print(v) --print the value--
end

Example 2: lua empty table

for k,v in pairs(table) do 
 table.remove(table, k)
end