typedef std::pair<std::string, Property::Value> StringValuePair;
/**
- * @brief A Map of property values.
+ * @brief A Map of property values, the key type could be String or Property::Index.
* @SINCE_1_0.0
*/
class DALI_IMPORT_API Property::Map
bool Empty() const;
/**
- * @brief Inserts the key-value pair in the Map.
+ * @brief Inserts the key-value pair in the Map, with the key type as string.
*
* Does not check for duplicates
* @SINCE_1_0.0
void Insert( const char* key, const Value& value );
/**
- * @brief Inserts the key-value pair in the Map.
+ * @brief Inserts the key-value pair in the Map, with the key type as string.
*
* Does not check for duplicates
* @SINCE_1_0.0
void Insert( const std::string& key, const Value& value );
/**
- * @brief Retrieve the value at the specified position.
+ * @brief Inserts the key-value pair in the Map, with the key type as index.
+ *
+ * Does not check for duplicates
+ * @SINCE_1_1.39
+ * @param key to insert
+ * @param value to insert
+ */
+ void Insert( Property::Index key, const Value& value );
+
+ /**
+ * DEPRECATED_1_1.39. Retrieve the value with key instead of position, Use Find( key ) instead.
+ *
+ * @brief Retrieve the value of the string-value pair at the specified position.
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0
* @return A reference to the value at the specified position.
Value& GetValue( SizeType position ) const;
/**
+ * DEPRECATED_1_1.39 Position based retrieval is no longer supported after extending the key type to both Index and String.
+ *
* @brief Retrieve the key at the specified position.
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0
const std::string& GetKey( SizeType position ) const;
/**
+ * DEPRECATED_1_1.39 Position based retrieval is no longer supported after extending the key type to both Index and String.
+ *
* @brief Retrieve the key & the value at the specified position.
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0
Value* Find( const std::string& key ) const;
/**
+ * @brief Finds the value for the specified key if it exists.
+ *
+ * @SINCE_1_1.39
+ * @param[in] key The key to find.
+ *
+ * @return A const pointer to the value if it exists, NULL otherwise
+ */
+ Value* Find( Property::Index key ) const;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Finds the value for the specified keys if either exist.
+ *
+ * Will search for the index key first.
+ *
+ * @SINCE_1_1.45
+ * @param[in] indexKey The index key to find.
+ * @param[in] stringKey The string key to find.
+ *
+ * @return A const pointer to the value if it exists, NULL otherwise
+ */
+ Value* Find( Property::Index indexKey, const std::string& stringKey ) const;
+
+ /**
* @brief Finds the value for the specified key if it exists and its type is type
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0
Value* Find( const std::string& key, Property::Type type ) const;
/**
+ * @brief Finds the value for the specified key if it exists and its type is type
+ *
+ * @SINCE_1_1.39
+ * @param[in] key The key to find.
+ * @param[in] type The type to check.
+ *
+ * @return A const pointer to the value if it exists, NULL otherwise
+ */
+ Value* Find( Property::Index key, Property::Type type ) const;
+
+ /**
* @brief Clears the map.
* @SINCE_1_0.0
*/
void Merge( const Map& from );
/**
- * @brief Const operator to access element with the specified key.
+ * @brief Const operator to access element with the specified string key.
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0
* @param[in] key The key whose value to access.
const Value& operator[]( const std::string& key ) const;
/**
- * @brief Operator to access the element with the specified key.
+ * @brief Operator to access the element with the specified string key.
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0
* @param[in] key The key whose value to access.
Value& operator[]( const std::string& key );
/**
+ * @brief Const operator to access element with the specified index key.
+ *
+ * @SINCE_1_1.39
+ * @param[in] key The key whose value to access.
+ *
+ * @return The value for the element with the specified key, if key doesn't exist, then Property::NONE is returned.
+ *
+ * @note Will assert if invalid-key is given.
+ */
+ const Value& operator[]( Property::Index key ) const;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Operator to access the element with the specified index key.
+ *
+ * @SINCE_1_1.39
+ * @param[in] key The key whose value to access.
+ *
+ * @return A reference to the value for the element with the specified key.
+ *
+ * @note If an element with the key does not exist, then it is created.
+ */
+ Value& operator[]( Property::Index key );
+
+ /**
* @brief Assignment Operator
*
* @SINCE_1_0.0