{ $class-description "The class of linked assocs. Linked assoc are implemented by combining an assocs and 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." } ;
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{ $values { "assoc""A new linked-assoc" } }
{ $description "Creates a new, empty linked assoc." } ;
ARTICLE: "linked-assocs""Linked assocs"
"A " { $emphasis "linked assoc" } " is an assoc which combines a hash table and a dlist to form a structure which has the insertion and retrieval characteristics of a hash table, but with the ability to get the items in insertion order."
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"Linked assocs implement the following methods from the assoc protocol:"