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Dictionary.CreateNamed

Creates a new dictionary with desired key.

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Dictionary 8.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
MBS( "Dictionary.CreateNamed"; KeyRef { ; Key; Value } )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags
KeyRef The desired key reference. "IDs"
Key Optional, a key. Optional
Value Optional, a value. Optional

Result

Returns dictionary reference or error.

Description

Creates a new dictionary with desired key.
Dictionaries are hash maps, so lookup is very fast (often faster than search in your FileMaker database). You can use them for storing parameters or lookup tables.
Optionally you can pass keys and values as parameters to this function.

If you looked for assoziative arrays, you are right here.

Examples

Creates new dictionary with reference number "IDs":

MBS("Dictionary.CreateNamed"; "IDs")

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Release notes

Created 27th February 2018, last changed 27th February 2018


Dictionary.Create   -   Dictionary.Deserialize

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