.\"modify an mapping/array .TH map 3 "5 Sep 1994" MudOS "LPC Library Functions" .SH NAME map() - modify an mapping, array, or string via application of a function .SH SYNOPSIS .nf mapping map( mapping | mixed* | string x, string fun, object ob, mixed extra, ... ); mapping map( mapping | mixed* | string x, function f, mixed extra, ... ); .SH DESCRIPTION If the first argument is a mapping, map() behaves exactly like map_mapping(). If it is an array, map() behaves exactly like map_array(). If it's argument is a string, map() passes each character (as an int) to the function, and replaces the character with the return value if the return value is a non-zero integer. .SH SEE ALSO filter_array(3), sort_array(3), map_array(3), map_mapping(3)