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/* Copyright 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
* Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
* found in the LICENSE file.
*/
/**
* This file defines the <code>PPB_VarDictionary</code> struct providing
* a way to interact with dictionary vars.
*/
label Chrome {
M29 = 1.0
};
/**
* A dictionary var contains key-value pairs with unique keys. The keys are
* strings while the values can be arbitrary vars. Key comparison is always
* done by value instead of by reference.
*/
[macro="PPB_VAR_DICTIONARY_INTERFACE"]
interface PPB_VarDictionary {
/**
* Creates a dictionary var, i.e., a <code>PP_Var</code> with type set to
* <code>PP_VARTYPE_DICTIONARY</code>.
*
* @return An empty dictionary var, whose reference count is set to 1 on
* behalf of the caller.
*/
PP_Var Create();
/**
* Gets the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @param[in] dict A dictionary var.
* @param[in] key A string var.
*
* @return The value that is associated with <code>key</code>. The reference
* count of the element returned is incremented on behalf of the caller. If
* <code>key</code> is not a string var, or it doesn't exist in
* <code>dict</code>, an undefined var is returned.
*/
PP_Var Get([in] PP_Var dict, [in] PP_Var key);
/**
* Sets the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @param[in] dict A dictionary var.
* @param[in] key A string var. If this key hasn't existed in
* <code>dict</code>, it is added and associated with <code>value</code>;
* otherwise, the previous value is replaced with <code>value</code>.
* @param[in] value The value to set. The dictionary holds a reference to it
* on success.
*
* @return A <code>PP_Bool</code> indicating whether the operation succeeds.
*/
PP_Bool Set([in] PP_Var dict, [in] PP_Var key, [in] PP_Var value);
/**
* Deletes the specified key and its associated value, if the key exists. The
* reference to the element will be released.
*
* @param[in] dict A dictionary var.
* @param[in] key A string var.
*/
void Delete([in] PP_Var dict, [in] PP_Var key);
/**
* Checks whether a key exists.
*
* @param[in] dict A dictionary var.
* @param[in] key A string var.
*
* @return A <code>PP_Bool</code> indicating whether the key exists.
*/
PP_Bool HasKey([in] PP_Var dict, [in] PP_Var key);
/**
* Gets all the keys in a dictionary. Please note that for each key that you
* set into the dictionary, a string var with the same contents is returned;
* but it may not be the same string var (i.e., <code>value.as_id</code> may
* be different).
*
* @param[in] dict A dictionary var.
*
* @return An array var which contains all the keys of <code>dict</code>. Its
* reference count is incremented on behalf of the caller. The elements are
* string vars. Returns a null var if failed.
*/
PP_Var GetKeys([in] PP_Var dict);
};