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lookup
Function
lookup
retrieves the value of a single element from a map, given its key.
If the given key does not exist, a the given default value is returned instead.
lookup(map, key, default)
-> For historical reasons, the default
parameter is actually optional. However,
omitting default
is deprecated since v0.7 because that would then be
equivalent to the native index syntax, map[key]
.
Examples
> lookup({a="ay", b="bee"}, "a", "what?")
ay
> lookup({a="ay", b="bee"}, "c", "what?")
what?
Related Functions
element
retrieves a value from a list given its index.