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November 16, 2011 00:03
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scala default map updating
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import scala.collection.mutable.Map | |
import scala.collection.mutable.Buffer | |
val foo = Map[Int, Buffer[Int]]() withDefault ((key) => Buffer()) | |
foo(1) = Buffer(1, 2) | |
foo(1) += 3 | |
foo(1) // => ArrayBuffer(1, 2, 3) | |
/* This all seems as expected */ | |
foo(2) // => ArrayBuffer() | |
foo(2) += 3 | |
foo(2) // => ArrayBuffer() | |
/* This is a little annoying, but it makes sense when you think about it -- the withDefault | |
* function doesn't have access to the map itself, so it can only produce a default value | |
* (but not save it). Also, the behavior of the WithDefault seems to be that it doesn't save | |
* the default value when accessed. | |
* | |
* My question is: is there a way to get this behavior, or do I have to implement it myself? | |
* In ruby, for example, the constructor block has access to the hash as well as the key: | |
* | |
* Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = [] } | |
* | |
* Thanks! | |
*/ |
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