Map

The Map object is an associative container. It is similar to an array or vector (e.g. Vector) in that it can store one or more objects, but has the advantage of using a dictionary system to locate objects rather than numeric indexes. You can therefore insert or lookup objects using an arbitrary value (string, integer, date, etc.) as the key (e.g. Map("foo") to reference an element by the key "foo").

You can create a new Map using the DOpusFactory.Map method. The keys in a map can be enumerated, and are automatically kept sorted.

Property Name	Return Type	Description
count	int	Returns the number of elements the Map currently holds.
empty	bool	Returns True if the Map is empty, False if not.
length	int	A synonym for count.
size	int	A synonym for count.

Method Name	Arguments	Return Type	Description
assign	<Map:from>	none	Copies the contents of another Map to this one.
clear	none	none	Clears the contents of the Map.
erase	<variant:key>	none	Erases the element matching the specified key, if it exists in the map.
exists	<variant:key>	bool	Returns True if the specified key exists in the map.
merge	<Map:from>	none	Merges the contents of another Map with this one.