tcl Dictionaries Basic use of a dictionary
Example
Creating a dictionary:
set mydict [dict create a 1 b 2 c 3 d 4]
dict get $mydict b ; # returns 2
set key c
set myval [dict get $mydict $key]
puts $myval
# remove a value
dict unset mydict b
# set a new value
dict set mydict e 5
Dictionary keys can be nested.
dict set mycars mustang color green
dict set mycars mustang horsepower 500
dict set mycars prius-c color orange
dict set mycars prius-c horsepower 99
set car [dict get $mycars mustang]
# $car is: color green horsepower 500
dict for {car cardetails} $mycars {
puts $car
dict for {key value} $cardetails {
puts " $key: $value"
}
}
