lua table find higest value

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You can find the maximum value like this. If two items have the same on_time then the one that appears first in the table will be returned.

Code:

max_index = 0
max_time = 0

for index, item in ipairs(t) do
  if item.on_time > max_time then
    max_index = index
    max_time = item.on_time
  end
end

max_item = t[ max_index ]
if max_item then
  log(max_item)
end

Or you can sort the table using custom comparison function. In this case the order of elements in not defined if on_time is the same. t[1] will contain the element with maximum on_time value.

Code:

table.sort(t, function(a, b)
  return a.on_time > b.on_time
end)

log(t)