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Version: 1.4.0

Big_map

Maps from keys to values, lazily accessed and where the bindings key/value are ordered by increasing keys.

type t<key, value> = big_map<key, value>

The type t<key, value> is an alias for big_map<key, value>.

let empty: <key, value>t<key, value>

The value empty is the empty big map. In some contexts, it is useful to annotate it with its type, for example: (empty as big_map<int, string>.

let get_and_update: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: option<value>) => (_: t<key, value>) => [option<value>, t<key, value>]

The call get_and_update(key, None(), map) returns a copy of the map map without the entry for the key key in map (no change if the key is absent). The call get_and_update(key, Some(value), map) returns a copy of the map map where there is an entry for the key key associated with the value value. In both cases, if there was already a value v bound to key, it is returned as Some(v), otherwise None().

let update: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: option<value>) => (_: t<key, value>) => t<key, value>

The call update(key, None(), map) returns a copy of the map map without the entry for the key key in map (no change if the key is absent). The call update(key, Some(value), map) returns the map map where there is an entry for the key key associated with the value value. In both cases, the value originally bound to key is lost. See get_and_update.

let add: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: value) => (_: t<key, value>) => t<key, value>

The call add(key, value, map) returns a copy of the map where there is a binding of key key to value value. If there is a binding for key in map, then it is lost.

let remove: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: t<key, value>) => t<key, value>

The call remove(key, map) returns a copy of the map map where the binding for key key is absent.

let literal: <key, value>(_: list<[key, value]>) => t<key, value>

The call literal(list[[k1,v1], ..., [kn,vn]]) returns a big map from the pairs of key/value in the list. Note: The list must be a literal, not an expression (compile-time list of values).

let of_list: <key, value>(_: list<[key, value]>) => t<key, value>

The call of_list(bindings) returns a big map from the pairs of key/value in the list bindings. Note: Use literal instead if using a literal list.

let mem: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: t<key, value>) => bool

The call mem(key, map) is true if, and only if, the key key is in the big map map.

let find_opt: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: t<key, value>) => option<value>

The call find_opt(key, map) returns None() if the key key is present in the big map map; otherwise, it is Some(v), where v is the value associated to key in map.

let find: <key, value>(_: key) => (_: t<key, value>) => value

The call find(key, map) returns the value associated to key in map. If the key is absent, the execution fails with the string "MAP FIND".