Task

The goal is to create an associative array (also known as a dictionary, map, or hash).



Related tasks:

 Associative arrays/Iteration
 Hash from two arrays


See also

 Array
 Associative array: Creation, Iteration
 Collections
 Compound data type
 Doubly-linked list: Definition, Element definition, Element insertion, List Traversal, Element Removal
 Linked list
 Queue: Definition, Usage
 Set
 Singly-linked list: Element definition, Element insertion, List Traversal, Element Removal
 Stack


      REM Store some values with their keys:
      PROCputdict(mydict$, "FF0000", "red")
      PROCputdict(mydict$, "00FF00", "green")
      PROCputdict(mydict$, "0000FF", "blue")
 
      REM Retrieve some values using their keys:
      PRINT FNgetdict(mydict$, "green")
      PRINT FNgetdict(mydict$, "red")
      END
 
      DEF PROCputdict(RETURN dict$, value$, key$)
      IF dict$ = "" dict$ = CHR$(0)
      dict$ += key$ + CHR$(1) + value$ + CHR$(0)
      ENDPROC
 
      DEF FNgetdict(dict$, key$)
      LOCAL I%, J%
      I% = INSTR(dict$, CHR$(0) + key$ + CHR$(1))
      IF I% = 0 THEN = "" ELSE I% += LEN(key$) + 2
      J% = INSTR(dict$, CHR$(0), I%)
      = MID$(dict$, I%, J% - I%)