1.42.4 Get methods

dict <-find: test=code -> dict_item

Invokes chain<-find on the chain of dict<-members.

See also

- dict<-find_all
- dict->for_some
- dict->for_all

dict <-find_all: test=code -> chain

Invokes chain<-find_all on the chain of dict<-members.

See also

- dict<-match
- dict<-find

dict <-find_prefix: for=string, from=[int], no_exact_case=[bool] -> dict_item

Return the first dict_item object from dict<-members whose dict<-label (or dict<-key if the dict<-label is @default) has the specified prefix. The search starts at the nth dict_item (0-based). The last argument requests case-insensitive (@on) or case-sensitive (@off).

Diagnostics: # Start index: 0

• Ignore case: @off (match exact case). @see dict<-match @see dict.sort_ignore_case

dict <-match: char_array -> chain

Return a new string holding all dict_item objects in this dict whose dict_item<-label (or dict_item<-key when the label is @default) match (using char_array->sub) the argument name.

Note that more complicated searches may be performed using dict<-find_all.

Bugs: Should allow for case-insensitive matching.

See also

- dict<-find_all
- dict<-find_prefix
- dict<-member

dict <-member: any|dict_item -> dict_item

When the argument is a dict_item object, return it if dict_item<-dict equals this dict. Otherwise, invoke hash_table<-member on dict<-table and return the result.

Note that many of the methods of the class that require a member dict_item argument use dict<-member to find the dict_item.

See also

dict<-match