map_delete(3) LPC Library Functions map_delete(3) NNAAMMEE map_delete() - remove a (key, value) pair from a mapping based on the key SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS void map_delete( mapping m, mixed element ); DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN map_delete removes the (key, value) from the mapping m that has key equal to element. For example, given: mapping names; names = ([]); names["truilkan"] = "john"; names["wayfarer"] = "erik"; names["jacques"] = "dwayne"; Then: map_delete(names,"truilkan"); causes the mapping 'names' to be equal to: (["wayfarer" : "erik", "jacques" : "dwayne"]) keys(names) will not contain "truilkan" after map_delete(names,"truilkan") is called [unless ("tru- ilkan", *) is subsequently added back to the mapping]. SSEEEE AALLSSOO allocate_mapping(3) MudOS 5 Sep 1994 1