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Dictionary

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Basic usage ​

Use \ to split it into multiple lines.

vim
let mydict = {
\ 'key1': 'value1',
\ 'key2': 'value2',
\ }
let mydict['key3'] = 'value3'
let mydict.key4 = 'value4'

Operations ​

vim
let key1 = get(mydict, 'key1', 'default')

call remove(mydict, 'key1')        "Remove key1"
unlet mydict.key2                  "Idem"
let key3 = remove(mydict, 'key3')  "Idem"

Functions ​

vim
echo has_key(mydict, 'key3')
echo keys(mydict)
echo values(mydict)