Map

Usage

use Map;

This module contains the implementation of the map type which is a container that stores key-value associations.

Maps are not parallel safe by default, but can be made parallel safe by setting the param formal parSafe to true in any map constructor. When constructed from another map, the new map will inherit the parallel safety mode of its originating map.

record map
type keyType

Type of map keys.

type valType

Type of map values.

param parSafe = false

If true, this map will perform parallel safe operations.

proc init(type keyType, type valType, param parSafe = false)

Initializes an empty map containing keys and values of given types.

Arguments:
  • keyType – The type of the keys of this map.
  • valType – The type of the values of this map.
  • parSafe – If true, this map will use parallel safe operations.
proc init(type keyType, type valType, param parSafe = false)
proc init=(other: map(?kt, ?vt, ?ps))

Initializes a map containing elements that are copy initialized from the elements contained in another map.

Arguments:
  • other : map – The map to initialize from.
  • parSafe : bool – If true, this map will use parallel safe operations.
proc clear()

Clears the contents of this map.

Warning

Clearing the contents of this map will invalidate all existing references to the elements contained in this map.

proc size

The current number of keys contained in this map.

proc isEmpty(): bool

Returns true if this map contains zero keys.

Returns:true if this map is empty.
Return type:bool
proc contains(const k: keyType): bool

Returns true if the given key is a member of this map, and false otherwise.

Arguments:k : keyType – The key to test for membership.
Returns:Whether or not the given key is a member of this map.
Return type:bool
proc update(const ref m: map(keyType, valType, parSafe))

Updates this map with the contents of the other, overwriting the values for already-existing keys.

Arguments:m : map(keyType, valType) – The other map
proc this(k: keyType) ref

Get the value mapped to the given key, or add the mapping if key does not exist.

Arguments:k : keyType – The key to access
Returns:Reference to the value mapped to the given key.
proc getBorrowed(k: keyType)

Get a borrowed reference to the element at position k.

proc getReference(k: keyType) ref

Get a reference to the element at position k. This method is not available for non-nilable types.

proc getValue(k: keyType)
proc getAndRemove(k: keyType)

Remove the element at position k from the map and return its value

iter these() const ref

Iterates over the keys of this map. This is a shortcut for keys.

Yields:A reference to one of the keys contained in this map.
iter keys() const ref

Iterates over the keys of this map.

Yields:A reference to one of the keys contained in this map.
iter items() const ref

Iterates over the key-value pairs of this map.

Yields:A tuple of references to one of the key-value pairs contained in this map.
iter values() ref

Iterates over the values of this map.

Yields:A reference to one of the values contained in this map.
proc readWriteThis(ch: channel) throws

Writes the contents of this map to a channel. The format looks like:

{k1: v1, k2: v2, .... , kn: vn}
Arguments:ch – A channel to write to.
proc add(in k: keyType, in v: valType): bool
Adds a key-value pair to the map. Method returns false if the key already exists in the map.
Arguments:
  • k : valueType – The key to add to the map
  • v – The value that maps to k
Returns:

true if k was not in the map and added with value v. false otherwise.
Return type:

bool
proc set(k: keyType, in v: valType): bool
Sets the value associated with a key. Method returns false if the key does not exist in the map.
Arguments:
  • k : valueType – The key whose value needs to change
  • v – The desired value to the key k
Returns:

true if k was in the map and its value is updated with v. false otherwise.
Return type:

bool
proc addOrSet(in k: keyType, in v: valType)

If the map doesn’t contain a value at position k add one and set it to v. If the map already contains a value at position k, update it to the value v.

proc remove(k: keyType): bool
Removes a key-value pair from the map, with the given key.
Arguments:k : keyType – The key to remove from the map
Returns:false if k was not in the map. true if it was and removed.
Return type:bool
proc toArray(): [] (keyType, valType)

Returns a new 1-based array containing a copy of key-value pairs as tuples.

Returns:A new DefaultRectangular array.
Return type:[] (keyType, valType)
proc keysToArray(): [] keyType

Returns a new 1-based array containing a copy of keys. Array is not guaranteed to be in any particular order.

Returns:A new DefaultRectangular array.
Return type:[] keyType
proc valuesToArray(): [] valType

Returns a new 1-based array containing a copy of values. Array is not guaranteed to be in any particular order.

Returns:A new DefaultRectangular array.
Return type:[] valType
proc =(ref lhs: map(?kt, ?vt, ?ps), const ref rhs: map(kt, vt, ps))

Replace the content of this map with the other’s.

Warning

This will invalidate any references to elements previously contained in lhs.

Arguments:
  • lhs – The map to assign to.
  • rhs – The map to assign from.
proc ==(const ref a: map(?kt, ?vt, ?ps), const ref b: map(kt, vt, ps)): bool

Returns true if the contents of two maps are the same.

Arguments:
  • a : map – A map to compare.
  • b : map (with same keyType and valType) – A map to compare.
Returns:

true if the contents of two maps are equal.
Return type:

bool
proc !=(const ref a: map(?kt, ?vt, ?ps), const ref b: map(kt, vt, ps)): bool

Returns true if the contents of two maps are not the same.

Arguments:
  • a : map – A map to compare.
  • b : map (with same keyType and valType) – A map to compare.
Returns:

true if the contents of two maps are not equal.
Return type:

bool
proc +(a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Returns a new map containing the keys and values in either a or b.

proc +=(ref a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Sets the left-hand side map to contain the keys and values in either a or b.

proc |(a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Returns a new map containing the keys and values in either a or b.

proc |=(ref a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Sets the left-hand side map to contain the keys and values in either a or b.

proc &(a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Returns a new map containing the keys that are in both a and b.

proc &=(ref a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Sets the left-hand side map to contain the keys that are in both a and b.

proc -(a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Returns a new map containing the keys that are only in a, but not b.

proc -=(ref a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Sets the left-hand side map to contain the keys that are in the left-hand map, but not the right-hand map.

proc ^(a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Returns a new map containing the keys that are in either a or b, but not both.

proc ^=(ref a: map(?keyType, ?valueType, ?parSafe), b: map(keyType, valueType, parSafe))

Sets the left-hand side map to contain the keys that are in either the left-hand map or the right-hand map, but not both.