DELETE(L) LOCAL FUNCTIONS DELETE(L) NAME delete - used to delete a property in an object. SYNPOSIS void delete (string prop) ; DESCRIPTION The delete lfun is is defined in the standard object. It to delete a property from an object's data. Example: set ("short", "An exciting object") ; delete ("short") ; The delete statement would get rid of the "short" property, so that the effect of the two statements is nil. The delete lfun can be used with the / divider to remove elements of mapping properties. Example: set ("wealth" : ([ "gold" : 10, "silver" : 20 ]) ) ; delete ("wealth/gold") ; would result in the wealth property having a single element, silver, with a value equal to 20. SEE ALSO set(), query(), add(), /std/object/prop.c AUTHOR Mobydick@TMI-2 TMI-2 Release 0.9 Last change: 4-2-93