71 lines
1.1 KiB
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71 lines
1.1 KiB
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CLASS::Association
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summary::relate two objects
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categories::Collections
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DESCRIPTION::
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Associates a key with a value.
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Associations can be created via the -> operator which is defined in class link::Classes/Object::.
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Associations are used internally in link::Classes/Dictionary::.
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CLASSMETHODS::
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method::new
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Create an Association between two objects.
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code::
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(
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x = 'name' -> 100;
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x.postln;
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)
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::
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argument::key
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any object
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argument::value
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any object
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INSTANCEMETHODS::
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subsection::Accessing
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method::key
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the key object.
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method::value
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the value object.
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subsection::Testing
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method::==
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Compare the keys of two Associations.
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method::<
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Compare the keys of two Associations.
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method::hash
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Compute the hash value of the Association.
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subsection::Writing to streams
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method::printOn
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Write a string representation to the stream.
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method::storeOn
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Write a compilable string representation to the stream.
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EXAMPLES::
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code::
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// associations can be a good way to store named data in order:
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a = [\x -> 700, \y -> 200, \z -> 900];
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fork {
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a.do { |assoc|
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assoc.key.postln;
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assoc.value.postln;
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(freq: assoc.value).play;
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2.wait;
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}
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};
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)
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::
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