Dictionary -- the class of all dictionaries

Description

A dictionary is a special sort of hash table whose keys are the strings, and whose values are the corresponding symbols.

i1 : Core.Dictionary # "sin"

o1 = sin

o1 : Symbol

i2 : Core.Dictionary #? "sin"

o2 = true

# Dictionary -- see # List -- length or cardinality of a list, hash table, dictionary, set, or string
Dictionary #? String -- see #? -- check existence of value in a list, hash table, database, or string
applyPairs(Dictionary,Function) -- see applyPairs -- apply a function to each pair in a hash table
keys(Dictionary) -- see keys -- keys used in a hash table, dictionary, or database
length(Dictionary) -- length of a dictionary
Dictionary # String -- see List # ZZ -- get value from list, hash table, database, dictionary, or string
listSymbols(Dictionary) -- see listSymbols -- compact display of symbols and their values
localDictionaries(Dictionary) -- see localDictionaries -- get local dictionaries
package(Dictionary) -- see package -- get containing package
pairs(Dictionary) -- see pairs -- list the pairs in a hash table, dictionary, or basic list
values(Dictionary) -- see values -- values in a hash table

The object Dictionary is a type, with ancestor class Thing.

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