quarkdown-core/com.quarkdown.core.function.value.factory/ValueFactory/dictionary

dictionary

fun dictionary(raw: Any, context: Context): DictionaryValue<*>

Converts a raw string input to a dictionary value. A dictionary is a collection of key-value pairs, where keys are strings and values can be expressed in two ways:

  • Inline, in the format - key: value.

  • Nested dictionaries, in the format:

- key
  - value
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Dictionary example, of type DictionaryValue<DictionaryValue<StringValue>>:

- keyA:
  - keyAA: valueAA
- keyB:
  - keyBA: valueBA
  - keyBB: valueBB
- keyC:
  - keyCA: valueCA
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Return

a new DictionaryValue from the raw input

Parameters

raw

string input to parse the dictionary from

context

context to retrieve the pipeline from

See also

Throws

if the raw input cannot be converted to a dictionary