title: Lua Multidimensional Table Create
body: <p>I have a Multidimensional table in Lua but I can't seem to create it to be able to use in Lua?</p>
  
  <p>Table</p>
  
  <pre><code>items ::= {
  
          {["category"]="tools", ["name"]="hammer", ["price"]=10,  ["quantity"]=5 },
          {["category"]="tools", ["name"]="saw", ["price"]=15,  ["quantity"]=4 },
          {["category"]="tools", ["name"]="screwdriver", ["price"]=4,  ["quantity"]=12 },
          {["category"]="tools", ["name"]="measuring tape", ["price"]=9,  ["quantity"]=3 },
          {["category"]="tools", ["name"]="pliers", ["price"]=10,  ["quantity"]=5 },
          {["category"]="tools", ["name"]="wrench", ["price"]=10,  ["quantity"]=5 },
  
  
          {["category"]="fasteners", ["name"]="nails", ["price"]=.1,  ["quantity"]=1500 },
          {["category"]="fasteners", ["name"]="screws", ["price"]=.2,  ["quantity"]=1200 },
          {["category"]="fasteners", ["name"]="staples", ["price"]=.05,  ["quantity"]=2000 },
  
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Error: <code>'&lt;name&gt;' expect near ':'</code></p>
  </blockquote>