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collections (version 0.1.0)

OrderedDict: Ordered Dictionary

Description

The OrderedDict class creates an ordered dictionary. Keys are stored in a double ended queue Deque while items are stored in an R environment. It is recommended for large dicts.

Usage

OrderedDict

Format

An object of class R6ClassGenerator of length 24.

Usage

OrderedDict$new()
OrderedDict$set(key, value)
OrderedDict$get(key, default = NULL)
OrderedDict$remove(key)
OrderedDict$pop(key, default = NULL)
OrderedDict$has(key)
OrderedDict$keys()
OrderedDict$values()
OrderedDict$update(d)
OrderedDict$size()
OrderedDict$as_list()

Argument

  • key: any R object, key of the item

  • value: any R object, value of the item

  • default: the default value of an item if the key is not found

  • d: an OrderedDict or OrderedDictL

See Also

Dict and OrderedDictL

Examples

Run this code
# NOT RUN {
d <- OrderedDict$new()
d$set("apple", 5)
d$set("orange", 10)
d$set("banana", 3)
d$get("apple")
d$as_list()  # the order the item is preserved
d$pop("orange")
d$as_list()  # "orange" is removed
# }

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