StringSet

The StringSet object is container that stores one or more unique strings. It is similar to an array or vector (e.g. Vector) but has the advantage of using a dictionary system to locate strings rather than numeric indexes. You can therefore lookup strings much more quickly than by linearly searching a Vector.

You can create a new StringSet using the DOpusFactory object. A StringSet can be either case-sensitive ("cat" and "CAT" would be treated as two different strings) or case-insensitive.

Property Name	Return Type	Description
count	int	Returns the number of elements the StringSet currently holds.
empty	bool	Returns True if the StringSet is empty, False if not.
length	int	A synonym for count.
size	int	A synonym for count.

Method Name	Arguments	Return Type	Description
assign	<StringSet:from>	none	Copies the contents of another StringSet to this one.
clear	none	none	Clears the contents of the StringSet.
erase	<string>	none	Erases the string if it exists in the set.
exists	<string>	bool	Returns True if the specified string exists in the set.
insert	<string>	bool	Inserts the string into the set if it doesn't already exist. Returns True if successful.
merge	<StringSet:from>	none	Merges the contents of another StringSet with this one.