Hi Keith, you wrote:
>Am I right in thinking that the only two ways to simulate associative arrays
>as they exist in languages such as Perl and Python are by
>
>1. Making an object and using it's fields for what would be the indexes
>2. Using the select keyword on a block, like so:
>
>data: ["key1" value1 "key2" value2 "key3" value3]
>print select data "key1"
>
>?
You can also do
data: [key1 value1 key2 value2 key3 value3]
print data/key1
>
>Is there any equivalent syntax to the Perl: data{"key1"}? Are there any
>plans to make something like that?
>
>Also, how can I use nested associative arrays?
>
>Is this right?
>
>data: ["key1" value1 "key2" value2 "key3" ["key1a" value1a "key2a" value2a
>"key3a" value3a]]
>print select select data "key3" "key1a"
>
Try:
data: [key1 value1 key2 value2 key3 [key1a value1a key2a value2a key3a
value3a]]
print data/key3/key2a
Elan
>Thanks.
>
>Keith
>
>
>
