{ $class-description "The class of linked assocs. Linked assoc are implemented by combining an assoc with a dlist. The assoc is used for lookup and retrieval of single values, while the dlist is used for getting lists of keys/values, which will be in insertion order." } ;
HELP:<linked-assoc>
{ $values { "exemplar""an exemplar assoc" } }
{ $description "Creates an empty linked assoc backed by a new instance of the same type as the exemplar." } ;
"A " { $emphasis "linked assoc" } " is an assoc which combines an underlying assoc with a dlist to form a structure which has the insertion and retrieval characteristics of the underlying assoc (typically a hashtable), but with the ability to get the entries in insertion order by calling " { $link >alist } "."
