gistfile1.lua

GUIProtoBuyMenu.kExoButtonMaps = {
    leftArm = {
        { // remember this means [1] = 
            id = "claw",
            label = "Claw",
            powerCost = 5,
            buttonImages = {
                disabled = "materials/...",
                normal   = "materials/...",
                selected = "materials/...",
            },
        },
        { // and this means [2] = 
            id = "shield"
            label = "Shield",
            powerCost = 10,
            buttonImages = {
                disabled = "materials/...",
                normal   = "materials/...",
                selected = "materials/...",
            },
        },
        // ...
    },
    rightArm = {
        // ...
    },
    damageModules = {
        {
            id = "lvl0",
            label = "Level 0",
            powerCost = 5,
            buttonImages = {
                disabled = "materials/...",
                normal   = "materials/...",
                selected = "materials/...",
            },
        },
        ...
    },
    ...
}


function GUIProtoBuyMenu:Something()
    
    self.exoButtons = {}
    
    for moduleNum, moduleDetails in ipairs(GUIProtoBuyMenu.kExoButtonMaps.leftArm) do
        
        local button = create button
        
        button.details = moduleDetails
        button:SetLabel(moduleDetails.label)
        button:SetImage(moduleDetails.buttonImages.normal)
        button:SetPosition( Vector( 50, 50 + 20*moduleNum, 0) )
        // etc
        
        self.content:AddChild(button)
        
        table.insert(self.exoButtons, button)
        
    end
    
    // same for other panels
    
end