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Dictionary

Class for handling string-indexed objects. Similar to Dictionaries or Advanced Lists in other languages

Kind: global class

• Dictionary
  • instance
    • .getById(id) ⇒ any
    • .add(id)
    • .remove(id) ⇒ any
    • .forEach(callback)
    • .map(callback) ⇒ Array
    • .getKeys()
  • static
    • .fromObject(obj) ⇒ Dictionary.<T>

dictionary.getById(id) ⇒ any

Gets the object listed under the specific ID. If no such item exists, returns null

Kind: instance method of Dictionary
Returns: any - The object identified by the unique identifier

Param	Type	Description
id	string	The unique identifier for the specified object

dictionary.add(id)

Adds an object with a unique ID. If the ID is already taken, throws an error.

Kind: instance method of Dictionary
Throws:

• Invalid Identifier

Param	Type	Description
id	string	The unique identifier for the specified object

dictionary.remove(id) ⇒ any

Removes the object listed under the specific ID and returns the deleted object. If no such item exists, returns null

Kind: instance method of Dictionary
Returns: any - The deleted object identified by the unique identifier

Param	Type	Description
id	string	The unique identifier for the specified object

dictionary.forEach(callback)

Iterates through the Ditcionary and performs an action on each item

Kind: instance method of Dictionary

Param	Type	Description
callback	function	The Action to be performed on each iteration

dictionary.map(callback) ⇒ Array

Iterates through the Ditcionary and performs an action on each item, returning an array of the iterated results.

Kind: instance method of Dictionary
Returns: Array - An array of the iterated results.

Param	Type	Description
callback	function	The Action to be performed on each iteration

dictionary.getKeys()

Lists all the keys used in the Dictionary

Kind: instance method of Dictionary

Dictionary.fromObject(obj) ⇒ Dictionary.<T>

Created a Dictionary from a JavaScript object

Kind: static method of Dictionary

Param	Type
obj	Object