setMapValue() Operation

Syntax

NONE

set anObject = map.setMapValue(aKey, anotherObject)

Semantics

Within map map replace the object of the map entry identified by akey with anotherObject. The operation returns the old content (being replaced). If the addressed key does not exists, the item is appended to the map.

Substitutables

anObject

optional: The map entry being replaced.

map

An object of type Map.

aKey

Key value identifying the map entry.

anotherObject

The object to replace the map entry with.

Examples

NONE

create oldAddress;
  
create newAddress;
set newAddress.street = "99, Kings Road";
set newAddress.town = "London";
  
set oldAddress = hashMap.setMapValue("John Smith", newAddress);

oldAddress and newAddress are objects of type Address. name is the key of the map.

Example File (Builder project E2E Action Language/Map):

<your example path>\E2E Action Language\map\uml\mapBenchmark.xml