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manual:Dictionaries [2021/05/30 01:12]
peternlewis [Dictionaries]
manual:Dictionaries [2021/05/31 04:47]
ccstone [Setting Dictionary Values]
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 Use the [[action:​Set_Dictionary_Value#​See_Also|Set Dictionary Value]] action to set a dictionary value. Use the [[action:​Set_Dictionary_Value#​See_Also|Set Dictionary Value]] action to set a dictionary value.
  
 +{{:​manual:​set_dictionary_key_example_01.png|}}
 +
 +{{:​manual:​set_dictionary_key_example_02.png|}}
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 +{{:​manual:​set_dictionary_key_example_03.png|}}
 ===== Accessing Dictionary Values ===== ===== Accessing Dictionary Values =====
  
 You can use the [[token:​Dictionary|%Dictionary%]] token to access Dictionary values. You can use the [[token:​Dictionary|%Dictionary%]] token to access Dictionary values.
  
-{{:token:dictionary-example.png?​nolink&​568|}}+{{:manual:dictionary_01.png}} 
 + 
 + 
 +''​%Dictionary[Shop Prices, Cake]%''​ 
 + 
 +{{:​manual:​dictionary_02.png}} 
 + 
 +''​%Dictionary[Shop Prices, %Variable%local_KeyName%]%''​ 
 + 
 +{{:​manual:​dictionary_03.png}} 
 + 
 +''​%Dictionary[%Variable%local_DictName%,​ %Variable%local_KeyName%]%''​
  
 You can list the dictionaries with the [[collection:​Dictionaries|Dictionaries]] collection, and you can list all the keys within a dictionary with the [[collection:​Dictionary_Keys|Dictionary Keys]] collection. You can list the dictionaries with the [[collection:​Dictionaries|Dictionaries]] collection, and you can list all the keys within a dictionary with the [[collection:​Dictionary_Keys|Dictionary Keys]] collection.
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 ===== AppleScript ===== ===== AppleScript =====
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 ```applescript ```applescript
 tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​ tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​
- name of dictionaries+ set dictionaryNameList to name of dictionaries 
 +end tell 
 +``` 
 + 
 +```applescript 
 +tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​ 
 + 
 +   set newDict to make new dictionary with properties {name:"​Shop Prices"​} 
 +    
 +   # If you don't set a key/value pair the newly created dictionary above goes up in smoke. 
 +   tell newDict 
 +      make new dictionary key with properties {name:"​Coffee",​ value:"​3.50"​} 
 +   end tell 
 +   
 end tell end tell
 ``` ```
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 ```applescript ```applescript
 tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​ tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​
- dictionary keys of dictionary "First Names"+ set dictKeyList to dictionary keys of dictionary "Shop Prices"
 end tell end tell
 ``` ```
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 ```applescript ```applescript
 tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​ tell application "​Keyboard Maestro Engine"​
- set value of dictionary key "P" of dictionary "First Names" to "Fred"+ set value of dictionary key "Coffee" of dictionary "Shop Prices" to "4.50"
 end tell end tell
 ``` ```
manual/Dictionaries.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/04 03:24 by peternlewis