GetMap

Syntax

GetMap(str_mapName, str_key, num_index);

str_mapName	A string specifying the name of the map.
str_key	A string specifying the key of the map entry to search for.
num_index	A number specifying the value column. The first value column number is 0.

Description

Returns the value from the specified value column in the specified map entry.

Returns

The value located in str_index of the entry specified by str_key.

Example

In this example, the following map (author) is used.

agatha christie 1890 alfred hitchcock 1899

The following script returns the second value from the entry with key agatha:

$born = GetMap("author","agatha",1);

When the script is run, the variable $born gets the value 1890.