tableAsString.lua

function tableAsString(tbl)
	toReturn = "{"
	for ind, val in pairs(tbl) do
		if type(val) == "table" then
			toReturn = toReturn .. (type(ind) == "number" and "" or ind .. "=") .. tableAsString(val) .. ","
		else
			local newVal
			if type(val) == "string" then
				newVal = "\"" .. val .. "\""
			else
				newVal = val
			end
			toReturn = toReturn .. (type(ind) == "number" and "" or ind .. "=") .. newVal .. ","
		end
	end
	
	toReturn = toReturn:sub(1,-2) .. "}" -- remove trailing "," and close table
	
	return toReturn
end