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Function object.require

Looks up key; if it exists returns corresponding value else evaluates value, adds it to the associative array and returns it.

ref V require(K, V) (
  ref V[K] aa,
  K key,
  lazy V value = V.init
);

Parameters

NameDescription
aa The associative array.
key The key.
value The required value.

Returns

The value.

Example

auto aa = ["k1": 1];
writeln(aa.require("k1", 0)); // 1
writeln(aa.require("k2", 0)); // 0
writeln(aa["k2"]); // 0
}

// Tests whether T can be @safe-ly copied. Use a union to exclude destructor from the test.
private enum bool isSafeCopyable(T) = is(typeof(() @safe { union U { T x; } T *x; auto u = U(*x); 

Authors

Walter Bright, Sean Kelly

License

Boost License 1.0.