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 |