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Dictionary.SetValueForKey

Stores value for given key.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Dictionary 5.0 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; DictionaryRef; Key; Value )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
DictionaryRef The reference number to the dictionary. $dic
Key The key to use. Keys are case sensitive. Also keys must be text and should be single line. "FirstName"
Value The new value. Supported data types include empty, text, number, boolean, container, time, timestamp and date. "Hello World"

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Stores value for given key.
Data type is preserved, so you can even store containers in the dictionary.
Keys should be text and are handled case sensitive.

Examples

Build a dictionary in a calculation:

Let ( [
/*
Create new Dictionary
*/
    param = MBS( "Dictionary.Create" );

/*
    Fill in parameters
*/
    r1 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "text"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TextField );
    r2 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "number"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::NumberField);
    r3 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "date"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::DateField);
    r4 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "time"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeField);
    r5 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "timestamp"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::TimeStampField);
    r6 = MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; param; "container"; Pass Parameters with Dictionary::ContainerField)
/*
    return dictionary
*/
  ] ; param )

Serialize and unserialize with date and time:

# Create Dictionary
Set Variable [$dict; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.Create" )]
# put date and time inside:
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; $dict; "theTime"; Get ( CurrentTime ))]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.SetValueForKey"; $dict; "theDate"; Get ( CurrentDate ))]
# Serialize this
Set Variable [$dictEncoded; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.Serialize"; $dict )]
#Free dictionary
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.Release"; $dict )]
# Unpack it:
Set Variable [$newDict; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.Deserialize"; $dictEncoded )]
# and get values
Set Variable [$TheTime; Value: MBS ( "Dictionary.ValueForKey"; $newDict; "theTime" )]
Set Variable [$TheDate; Value: MBS ( "Dictionary.ValueForKey"; $newDict; "theDate" )]
Show Custom Dialog [$TheTime & " " & $TheDate]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS ( "Dictionary.Release"; $newDict )]

Create dictionary, add a function and

# create environment
Set Variable [ $CF ; Value: MBS("Dictionary.CreateNamed"; "test" ) ]
#
# Register one function. Replacing older one with same name
Set Variable [ $FunctionName ; Value: "Greet" ]
Set Variable [ $Body ; Value: "/// Name¶¶\"Welcome \" & Name & \"!\"" ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "Dictionary.SetValueForkey"; "test"; $FunctionName; $Body) ]
#
# now run it
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("FM.CF"; "test"; "Greet"; "Peter") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Result" ; $r ]
#
# cleanup
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("Dictionary.Release"; "test") ]

See also

Example Databases

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Created 12nd December 2014, last changed 18th June 2021


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