f ) (original) (raw)

Inputs

key	an object
alist	an array of key/value pairs

Outputs

pair/f	a key/value pair
i/f	an integer

Word description
Iterates over alist and stops when the key is matched or the end of the alist has been reached. If there is no match, both outputs are f.

Notes
This word is used to implement at* and set-at on sequences, and should not be called directly.

Examples

USING: prettyprint assocs.private kernel ; 3 { { 1 2 } { 3 4 } } search-alist [ . ] bi@
{ 3 4 } 1

USING: prettyprint assocs.private kernel ; 6 { { 1 2 } { 3 4 } } search-alist [ . ] bi@
f f

Definition