Operator Reference
get_dict_object (Operator)
get_dict_object
— Retrieve an object associated with the key from the dictionary.
Signature
get_dict_object( : Object : DictHandle, Key : )
Description
get_dict_object
retrieves an object associated with the Key
from the dictionary denoted by the DictHandle
.
The object has to be previously stored to the dictionary using
set_dict_object
.
The operator returns the data in the parameter Object
. The
iconic object is copied by the operation. Therefore, clearing or reusing
the dictionary object afterwards will not have any side-effect on the
returned iconic object.
If the given Key
is not present in the dictionary or if the data
associated with the key is not an object, get_dict_object
fails.
Presence of keys and information about the data associated with the key can
be verified using get_dict_param
.
HDevelop In-line Operation
HDevelop provides an in-line operation for get_dict_object
,
which can be used in an expression in the following syntax:
-
Dynamic syntax:
Object := DictHandle.['Key']
-
Static syntax:
Object := DictHandle.Key
Execution Information
- Multithreading type: reentrant (runs in parallel with non-exclusive operators).
- Multithreading scope: global (may be called from any thread).
- Processed without parallelization.
Parameters
Object
(output_object) object(-array) →
object
Object value retrieved from the dictionary.
DictHandle
(input_control) dict →
(handle)
Dictionary handle.
Number of elements: DictHandle == 1
Key
(input_control) string →
(string / integer)
Key string.
Number of elements: Key == 1
Restriction:
length(Key) > 0
Example (HDevelop)
* ... get_dict_param (Dict, 'key_exists', ['simple_string','foo','my_image'], \ KeysPresence) get_dict_param (Dict, 'key_data_type', ['simple_string','my_image'], \ KeysType) get_dict_object (Image, Dict, 'my_image')
Result
If the operation succeeds, get_dict_object
returns 2 (
H_MSG_TRUE)
.
Otherwise an exception is raised. Possible error conditions include
invalid parameters (handle or key), the required key not found in the
dictionary or other than object data associated with given key.
Possible Predecessors
Possible Successors
Alternatives
See also
create_dict
,
set_dict_tuple
,
get_dict_tuple
,
set_dict_object
,
remove_dict_key
,
get_dict_param
Module
Foundation