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Per Amundsen, 02/12/2023 10:14 AM
1 | 1 | Per Amundsen | _Added in 4.4_ |
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3 | */mtable -aTNBAV <name> [N..] <item> <value>* |
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4 | */mtable -eTNBAV <name> [N..] <N> <item> <value>* |
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5 | */mtable -iTNBAV <name> [N..] <N> <item> <value>* |
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6 | */mtable -d <name> [N..] <N>* |
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7 | */mtable -f <name>* |
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9 | Adds/removes/inserts/modifies items in a multi dimensional table/array. |
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11 | 2 | Per Amundsen | Items are not unique and the table is always ordered based on the N position in the table. |
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13 | 1 | Per Amundsen | _See also [[$mtable]]._ |
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15 | *Parameters* |
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17 | <name> - Name of the table to modify. |
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18 | [N..] - Indicates the item should be added/inserted/deleted from sub table at position N, subsequent N parameters travels further down. |
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19 | <N> - The Nth item in a table or sub table to modify. |
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20 | <item> - The item name. |
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21 | <value> - The item value. |
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23 | *Switches* |
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25 | -a - Add a new item to a table. |
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26 | -e - Edit a item in a table. |
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27 | -i - Insert a new item to a table. |
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28 | -d - Delete a item from a table. |
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29 | -f - Free/delete a table. |
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30 | -T - Indicates the type is text. |
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31 | -N - Indicates the type is a number. |
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32 | -B - Indicates the type is a boolean. |
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33 | -A - Indicates the type is a sub table/array. |
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35 | *Example* |
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37 | <pre> |
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38 | ; Add item1/value1 to the table 'table1'. |
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39 | //mtable -a table1 item1 value1 |
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41 | ; Add sub table 'item2' to the table 'table1'. |
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42 | //mtable -aA table1 item2 value2 |
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44 | ; Insert item3/value3 at position '1' in the table 'table1'. |
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45 | //mtable -i table1 1 item3 value3 |
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47 | ; Print number of items in table 'table1'. |
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48 | //echo -ag Number of items in table1 is $mtable(table1, 0) |
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50 | ; Print the first items in table 'table1'. |
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51 | //echo -ag First item in table1 is $mtable(table1, 1).item |
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53 | ; Delete the first item in table 'table1'. |
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54 | //mtable -d table1 1 |
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56 | ; Free the table 'table1'. |
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57 | //mtable -f table1 |
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59 | ; Add a new sub table to table 'table1', |
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60 | //mtable -aA table1 sub1 sub1 |
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62 | ; Add a new item to the sub table located at position '1' in table 'table1'. |
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63 | //mtable -a table1 1 item1 value1 |
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65 | ; Print the first item in the table 'table1', which is a sub table. |
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66 | //echo -ag First item in table1 is $mtable(table1, 1).item - $mtable(table1, 1).type |
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68 | ; Print the first item in the sub table located at position '1' in table 'table1'. |
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69 | //echo -ag First item in sub table1 is $mtable(table1, 1, 1).item |
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71 | ; Generates a json output of table 'table1'. |
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72 | // echo -ag $mtable(table1).json |
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74 | ; Generates a ini output of table 'table1'. |
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75 | // echo -ag $mtable(table1).ini |
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77 | ; Generates a xml output of sub table at position '1' in table 'table1'. |
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78 | // echo -ag $mtable(table1, 1).xml |
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79 | </pre> |