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How to insert a new key with value in dictionary

I want to insert a key with a corresponding value in an existing dictionary...

I am able to set values for existing keys in the dictionary, but I am not able to add a new key value...

Any help would be appreciated.

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Linux world Avatar asked Nov 26 '10 13:11

Linux world


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2 Answers

Use NSMutableDictionary

NSMutableDictionary *yourMutableDictionary = [NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
[yourMutableDictionary setObject:@"Value" forKey:@"your key"];

Update for Swift:

The following is the exact swift replica for the code mentioned above

var yourMutableDictionary = NSMutableDictionary()
yourMutableDictionary.setObject("Value", forKey: "Key")

But i would suggest you to go with Swift Dictionary way.

var yourMutableDictionary = [String: AnyObject]() //Open close bracket represents initialization

//The reason for AnyObject is a dictionary's value can be String or
//Array or Dictionary so it is generically written as AnyObject

yourMutableDictionary["Key"] = "Value"
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ipraba Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 05:10

ipraba


NSMutableDictionary *dict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc]init];

By using this method we can add the new value to NSMutableDictionary

[dict setObject:@"Value" forKey:@"Key"];

To know wheather the key exist in dictionary

[[dict allKeys] containsObject:@"key"];
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Madhu Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 05:10

Madhu