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Dict – AMT Datasouth PAL User Manual

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Description

Creates an empty dictionary.

Usage

PairsInt

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EmptyArray

PairsInt

Integer. Number of key + value entry pairs anticipated for the dictionary.

EmptyDict

Dictionary. An empty dictionary.

Comments

This operator performs the exact same function as the PAL sequence "<<>>". The operator
requires the PairsInt parameter strictly for historical compatibility. Historically, the PairsInt pa-
rameter specified the number of key + value pairs which the programmer anticipated the dictionary
to hold. Although the parameter no longer affects the operator, the PairsInt parameter is required
from a syntactical standpoint.