ThinBASIC Core Language > Data Structures > cHash > cHash Methods

Description

Initialize a cHash object with a set of KeyName/Value pairs data.

Syntax

<cHash>.Init( KeyName : Value [, KeyName : Value [, ...]])

Returns

None

Parameters

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

KeyName

Any sequence of chars will be recognized as key name.

Special chars can be used as part of the key name: \ and . (point)

KeyName will always internally converted into capital letters. If you need to keep the KeyName as typed, please include it into diuble quoted string.

Value

String

Any expression that will be converted into string before assigning to the key

Remarks

Attention: cHash object will be erased before parsing new KeyName/Value pairs. All KeyName/Value pairs inside the object will be removed

Like in Javascript, the last property in the list may end with a comma:

dim User as new cHash
User.Init (
name: "John",
age: 30,
)

That is called a “trailing” or “hanging” comma. Makes it easier to add/remove/move around properties, because all lines become alike.

Restrictions

See also

Examples

    dim ExportCsvOpt as new cHash
    ExportCsvOpt.Init(
                        Filename = APP_SourcePath + "ADODB_Test_Export_Out.csv",
                        ColumnNames = %TRUE,
                        FieldSeparator = ";",
                        RecordSeparator = $crlf,
                        StringDelimiter = $dq,
                        DecimalSeparator = ".",
                        RecordBuffer = 1000,
                        Index = %TRUE,
                        IndexBase = 1,
                        MaxRecords = -1,
                        Replace_CR = %TRUE,
                        Replace_CR_Char = "",
                        Replace_LF = %TRUE,
                        Replace_LF_Char = "",
                        Replace_CRLF = %TRUE,
                        Replace_CRLF_Char = "",
                        Replace_DQ = %TRUE,
                        Replace_DQ_Char = "'"
                      )