remove

Remove dictionary entries.

Syntax

• db = remove(da, key)

Input argument

• da - scalar: a dictionary object.
• key - scalar or array: key

Output argument

• db - scalar: a dictionary object.

Description

db = remove(da, key) deletes the entry associated with the key from dictionary da.

d = remove(d, key) is equivalent to d[key] = [].

Example

names = ["Apple" "Banana" "Kiwi"];
wheels = [1 2 3];
d = dictionary(wheels, names)
d = remove(d, 2)

See also

dictionary, insert, lookup.

History

Author

Allan CORNET