hashtable_set

hashtable_set(ht, key, v)
      

Assign the value v to the element identified by key in the hash table ht. Raise an "argument" error if ht is not a hash table. If key in not found in the hash table, a new entry for it is created. Return void.

Examples:

let xs = #{'a:1, 'b:2}
hashtable_set(xs, 'b, 20)
xs
// #{b: 20, a: 1}
hashtable_set(xs, 'c, 30)
xs
// #{c: 30, b: 20, a: 1}

xs['a] = xs['a] + 10
xs
// #{c: 30, b: 20, a: 11}
      

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