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| For example, you might have a dictionary named "Shop Prices", with keys being the item names and values being the cost of the item. | For example, you might have a dictionary named "Shop Prices", with keys being the item names and values being the cost of the item. | ||
| - | ^Dictionary^Name^Value^ | + | ^Dictionary^Key^Value^ |
| | Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices| Coffee \\ Cake \\ Drink| 3.45 \\ 5.35 \\ 2.50| | | Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices \\ Shop Prices| Coffee \\ Cake \\ Drink| 3.45 \\ 5.35 \\ 2.50| | ||
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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|}} | ||
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| + | {{: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}} |
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| + | ''%Dictionary[Shop Prices,Cake]%'' | ||
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| + | {{:manual:dictionary_02.png}} | ||
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| + | ''%Dictionary[Shop Prices,%Variable%local_KeyName%]%'' | ||
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| + | {{:manual:dictionary_03.png}} | ||
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| + | ''%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 | ||
| + | ``` | ||
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| + | ```applescript | ||
| + | tell application "Keyboard Maestro Engine" | ||
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| + | set newDict to make new dictionary with properties {name:"Shop Prices"} | ||
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| + | # 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
| ``` | ``` | ||
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