orddict (stdlib v7.3)

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Key-value dictionary as ordered list.

This module provides a Key-Value dictionary. An orddict is a representation of a dictionary, where a list of pairs is used to store the keys and values. The list is ordered after the keys in the Erlang term order.

This module provides the same interface as the dict module but with a defined representation. One difference is that while dict considers two keys as different if they do not match (=:=), this module considers two keys as different if and only if they do not compare equal (==).

See Also

dict, gb_trees, maps

Summary

Types

Dictionary as returned by new/0.

Functions

Appends a new Value to the current list of values associated with Key.

Appends a list of values ValList to the current list of values associated with Key.

Removes the item with key Key from dictionary OrdDict1.

Returns the value associated with Key in dictionary Orddict.

Returns a list of all keys in a dictionary.

Orddict2 is a dictionary of all keys and values in Orddict1 for which Pred(Key, Value) is true.

Searches for a key in a dictionary.

Calls Fun on successive keys and values of Orddict together with an extra argument Acc (short for accumulator).

Converts the Key-Value list List to a dictionary.

Returns true if Orddict has no elements; otherwise, returns false.

Returns true if Key is contained in dictionary Orddict; otherwise, returns false.

Calls Fun on successive keys and values of Orddict1 to return a new value for each key.

Merges two dictionaries, Orddict1 and Orddict2, to create a new dictionary.

Creates a new dictionary.

Returns the number of elements in an Orddict.

Stores a Key-Value pair in a dictionary.

This function returns value from dictionary and new dictionary without this value.

Converts a dictionary to a list representation.

Updates a value in a dictionary by calling Fun on the value to get a new value.

Updates a value in a dictionary by calling Fun on the value to get a new value.

Adds Increment to the value associated with Key and store this value.

Types

orddict()

-type orddict() :: orddict(_, _).

orddict(Key, Value)

-type orddict(Key, Value) :: [{Key, Value}].

Dictionary as returned by new/0.

Functions

append(Key, Value, Orddict1)

-spec append(Key, Value, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
                when Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value), Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Appends a new Value to the current list of values associated with Key.

An exception is generated if the initial value associated with Key is not a list of values.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{x, []}]).
[{x,[]}]
2> OrdDict2 = orddict:append(x, 1, OrdDict1).
[{x,[1]}]
3> OrdDict3 = orddict:append(x, 2, OrdDict2).
[{x,[1,2]}]
4> orddict:append(y, 3, OrdDict3).
[{x,[1,2]},{y,[3]}]
1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, no_list}]).
[{a,no_list}]
2> orddict:append(a, 1, OrdDict1).
** exception error: bad argument
     in operator  ++/2
        called as no_list ++ [1]
     in call from orddict:append/3

append_list(Key, ValList, Orddict1)

-spec append_list(Key, ValList, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
                     when
                         ValList :: [Value],
                         Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                         Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Appends a list of values ValList to the current list of values associated with Key.

An exception is generated if the initial value associated with Key is not a list of values.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{x, []}]).
[{x,[]}]
2> OrdDict2 = orddict:append_list(x, [1,2], OrdDict1).
[{x,[1,2]}]
3> OrdDict3 = orddict:append_list(y, [3,4], OrdDict2).
[{x,[1,2]},{y,[3,4]}]

erase(Key, Orddict1)

-spec erase(Key, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
               when Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value), Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Removes the item with key Key from dictionary OrdDict1.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:erase(a, OrdDict1).
[{b,2}]
3> orddict:erase(z, OrdDict1).
[{a,1},{b,2}]

fetch(Key, Orddict)

-spec fetch(Key, Orddict) -> Value when Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value).

Returns the value associated with Key in dictionary Orddict.

This function assumes that the Key is present in the dictionary. An exception is generated if Key is not in the dictionary.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:fetch(a, OrdDict1).
1
3> orddict:fetch(missing, OrdDict1).
** exception error: no function clause matching orddict:fetch(missing,[])

fetch_keys(Orddict)

-spec fetch_keys(Orddict) -> Keys when Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value :: term()), Keys :: [Key].

Returns a list of all keys in a dictionary.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:fetch_keys(OrdDict1).
[a,b]

filter(Pred, Orddict1)

-spec filter(Pred, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
                when
                    Pred :: fun((Key, Value) -> boolean()),
                    Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                    Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Orddict2 is a dictionary of all keys and values in Orddict1 for which Pred(Key, Value) is true.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:filter(fun (K, V) -> V > 1 end, OrdDict1).
[{b,2}]

find(Key, Orddict)

-spec find(Key, Orddict) -> {ok, Value} | error when Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value).

Searches for a key in a dictionary.

Returns {ok, Value}, where Value is the value associated with Key, or error if the key is not present in the dictionary.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:find(a, OrdDict1).
{ok,1}
3> orddict:find(c, OrdDict1).
error

fold(Fun, Acc0, Orddict)

-spec fold(Fun, Acc0, Orddict) -> Acc1
              when
                  Fun :: fun((Key, Value, AccIn) -> AccOut),
                  Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value),
                  Acc0 :: Acc,
                  Acc1 :: Acc,
                  AccIn :: Acc,
                  AccOut :: Acc.

Calls Fun on successive keys and values of Orddict together with an extra argument Acc (short for accumulator).

Fun must return a new accumulator that is passed to the next call. Acc0 is returned if the list is empty.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:fold(fun (K, V, Acc) -> [{K, V+100} | Acc] end, [], OrdDict1).
[{b,102},{a,101}]

from_list(List)

-spec from_list(List) -> Orddict when List :: [{Key, Value}], Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value).

Converts the Key-Value list List to a dictionary.

Examples

1> OrdDict = orddict:from_list([{2,b},{1,a},{3,c}]).
[{1,a},{2,b},{3,c}]

is_empty(Orddict)

(since OTP 17.0)
-spec is_empty(Orddict) -> boolean() when Orddict :: orddict().

Returns true if Orddict has no elements; otherwise, returns false.

Examples

1> orddict:is_empty(orddict:new()).
true
2> orddict:is_empty(orddict:from_list([{a,1}])).
false

is_key(Key, Orddict)

-spec is_key(Key, Orddict) -> boolean() when Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value :: term()).

Returns true if Key is contained in dictionary Orddict; otherwise, returns false.

Examples

1> OrdDict = orddict:from_list([{1,a},{2,b},{3,c}]).
[{1,a},{2,b},{3,c}]
2> orddict:is_key(2, OrdDict).
true
3> orddict:is_key(aa, OrdDict).
false

map(Fun, Orddict1)

-spec map(Fun, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
             when
                 Fun :: fun((Key, Value1) -> Value2),
                 Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value1),
                 Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value2).

Calls Fun on successive keys and values of Orddict1 to return a new value for each key.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:map(fun (_K, V) -> V + 100 end, OrdDict1).
[{a,101},{b,102}]

merge(Fun, Orddict1, Orddict2)

-spec merge(Fun, Orddict1, Orddict2) -> Orddict3
               when
                   Fun :: fun((Key, Value1, Value2) -> Value),
                   Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value1),
                   Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value2),
                   Orddict3 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Merges two dictionaries, Orddict1 and Orddict2, to create a new dictionary.

All the Key-Value pairs from both dictionaries are included in the new dictionary.

If a key occurs in both dictionaries, Fun is called with the key and both values to return a new value.

merge/3 can be defined as follows, but is faster:

merge(Fun, D1, D2) ->
    fold(fun (K, V1, D) ->
                 update(K, fun (V2) -> Fun(K, V1, V2) end, V1, D)
         end, D2, D1).

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> OrdDict2 = orddict:from_list([{b, 7}, {c, 8}]).
[{b,7},{c,8}]
3> orddict:merge(fun (K, V1, V2) -> V1 * V2 end, OrdDict1, OrdDict2).
[{a,1},{b,14},{c,8}]

new()

-spec new() -> orddict(none(), none()).

Creates a new dictionary.

Examples

1> orddict:new().
[]

size(Orddict)

-spec size(Orddict) -> non_neg_integer() when Orddict :: orddict().

Returns the number of elements in an Orddict.

Examples

1> orddict:size(orddict:new()).
0
2> orddict:size(orddict:from_list([{a,1},{b,2},{c,3}])).
3

store(Key, Value, Orddict1)

-spec store(Key, Value, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
               when Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value), Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Stores a Key-Value pair in a dictionary.

If the Key already exists in Orddict1, the associated value is replaced by Value.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:store(a, 99, OrdDict1).
[{a,99},{b,2}]
3> orddict:store(c, 100, OrdDict1).
[{a,1},{b,2},{c,100}]

take(Key, Orddict)

(since OTP 20.0)
-spec take(Key, Orddict) -> {Value, Orddict1} | error
              when
                  Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value),
                  Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                  Key :: term(),
                  Value :: term().

This function returns value from dictionary and new dictionary without this value.

Returns error if the key is not present in the dictionary.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:take(a, OrdDict1).
{1,[{b,2}]}
3> orddict:take(missing, OrdDict1).
error

to_list(Orddict)

-spec to_list(Orddict) -> List when Orddict :: orddict(Key, Value), List :: [{Key, Value}].

Converts a dictionary to a list representation.

Examples

1> OrdDict = orddict:from_list([{2,b},{1,a}]).
[{1,a},{2,b}]
2> orddict:to_list(OrdDict).
[{1,a},{2,b}]

update(Key, Fun, Orddict1)

-spec update(Key, Fun, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
                when
                    Fun :: fun((Value1 :: Value) -> Value2 :: Value),
                    Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                    Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Updates a value in a dictionary by calling Fun on the value to get a new value.

An exception is generated if Key is not present in the dictionary.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> orddict:update(a, fun (V) -> V + 100 end, OrdDict1).
[{a,101},{b,2}]

update(Key, Fun, Initial, Orddict1)

-spec update(Key, Fun, Initial, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
                when
                    Initial :: Value,
                    Fun :: fun((Value1 :: Value) -> Value2 :: Value),
                    Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                    Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value).

Updates a value in a dictionary by calling Fun on the value to get a new value.

If Key is not present in the dictionary, Initial is stored as the first value.

For example, append/3 can be defined as follows:

append(Key, Val, D) ->
    update(Key, fun (Old) -> Old ++ [Val] end, [Val], D).

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a, 1}, {b, 2}]).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
2> OrdDict2 = orddict:update(c, fun (V) -> V + 100 end, 99, OrdDict1).
[{a,1},{b,2},{c,99}]
3> orddict:update(a, fun (V) -> V + 100 end, 99, OrdDict2).
[{a,101},{b,2},{c,99}]

update_counter(Key, Increment, Orddict1)

-spec update_counter(Key, Increment, Orddict1) -> Orddict2
                        when
                            Orddict1 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                            Orddict2 :: orddict(Key, Value),
                            Increment :: number().

Adds Increment to the value associated with Key and store this value.

If Key is not present in the dictionary, Increment is stored as the first value.

Examples

1> OrdDict1 = orddict:from_list([{a,0},{b,0}]).
[{a,0},{b,0}]
2> OrdDict2 = orddict:update_counter(a, 1, OrdDict1).
[{a,1},{b,0}]
3> OrdDict3 = orddict:update_counter(b, 2, OrdDict2).
[{a,1},{b,2}]
4> orddict:update_counter(z, 7, OrdDict3).
[{a,1},{b,2},{z,7}]