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removeMapValue() Operation

Syntax

set deletedObject = aMap.removeMapValue(aKey)

Semantics

Remove the object from map aMap that is identified by akey.

Substitutables

deletedObject

optional: The map entry identified by aKey that is deleted. 

aMap

An object of type Map.

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aKey

Key value identifying the map entry.

Examples

hashMap.removeMapValue("John Snow");

address is an object of type Address:

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Clear an Entire Map

There is no operation to clear an entire map, but this goal can easily be achieved by two action script statements.

local entries = hashMap.getMapEntries();
apply hashMap.removeMapValue(element.key) to entries;
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