Task: Associative array_Merging








VB: Private Type Associative
    Key As String
    Value As Variant
End Type
Sub Main_Array_Associative()
Dim BaseArray(2) As Associative, UpdateArray(2) As Associative
    FillArrays BaseArray, UpdateArray
    ReDim Result(UBound(BaseArray)) As Associative
    MergeArray Result, BaseArray, UpdateArray
    PrintOut Result
End Sub
Private Sub MergeArray(Res() As Associative, Base() As Associative, Update() As Associative)
Dim i As Long, Respons As Long
    Res = Base
    For i = LBound(Update) To UBound(Update)
        If Exist(Respons, Base, Update(i).Key) Then
            Res(Respons).Value = Update(i).Value
        Else
            ReDim Preserve Res(UBound(Res) + 1)
            Res(UBound(Res)).Key = Update(i).Key
            Res(UBound(Res)).Value = Update(i).Value
        End If
    Next
End Sub
Private Function Exist(R As Long, B() As Associative, K As String) As Boolean
Dim i As Long
    Do
        If B(i).Key = K Then
            Exist = True
            R = i
        End If
        i = i + 1
    Loop While i <= UBound(B) And Not Exist
End Function
Private Sub FillArrays(B() As Associative, U() As Associative)
    B(0).Key = "name"
    B(0).Value = "Rocket Skates"
    B(1).Key = "price"
    B(1).Value = 12.75
    B(2).Key = "color"
    B(2).Value = "yellow"
    U(0).Key = "price"
    U(0).Value = 15.25
    U(1).Key = "color"
    U(1).Value = "red"
    U(2).Key = "year"
    U(2).Value = 1974
End Sub
Private Sub PrintOut(A() As Associative)
Dim i As Long
    Debug.Print "Key", "Value"
    For i = LBound(A) To UBound(A)
        Debug.Print A(i).Key, A(i).Value
    Next i
    Debug.Print "-----------------------------"
End Sub




Ada: with Ada.Text_Io;
with Ada.Containers.Indefinite_Ordered_Maps;

procedure Merge_Maps is
   use Ada.Text_Io;

   type Key_Type   is new String;
   type Value_Type is new String;

   package Maps is
     new Ada.Containers.Indefinite_Ordered_Maps (Key_Type     => Key_Type,
                                                 Element_Type => Value_Type);
   use Maps;

   function Merge (Original : Map; Update : Map) return Map is
      Result : Map    := Original;
      Cur    : Cursor := Update.First;
   begin
      while Has_Element (Cur) loop
         if Original.Contains (Key (Cur)) then
            Result.Replace_Element (Result.Find (Key (Cur)),
                                    Element (Cur));
         else
            Result.Insert (Key (Cur), Element (Cur));
         end if;
         Next (Cur);
      end loop;
      return Result;
   end Merge;

   procedure Put_Map (M : Map) is
      Cur : Cursor := M.First;
   begin
      while Has_Element (Cur) loop
         Put (String (Key (Cur)));
         Set_Col (12);
         Put (String (Element (Cur)));
         New_Line;
         Next (Cur);
      end loop;
   end Put_Map;

   Original : Map;
   Update   : Map;
   Result   : Map;
begin
   Original.Insert ("name", "Rocket Skates");
   Original.Insert ("price", "12.75");
   Original.Insert ("color", "yellow");

   Update.Insert ("price", "15.25");
   Update.Insert ("color", "red");
   Update.Insert ("year", "1974");

   Result := Merge (Original, Update);

   Put_Line ("Original:");
   Put_Map (Original);
   New_Line;

   Put_Line ("Update:");
   Put_Map (Update);
   New_Line;

   Put_Line ("Result of merge:");
   Put_Map (Result);
   New_Line;

end Merge_Maps;