Dynamic0.25.3

Overview
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class Dynamic extends Object

An object that can contain arbitrary properties, elements, and entries.

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Example:

obj = new Dynamic {
  propertyName = "propertyValue"
  "element"
  ["entryKey"] = "entryValue"
}

Unlike a Typed object, a dynamic object does not have an associated class describing its shape.

Properties

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default: (unknown) -> Any

The function used to compute the default value for an object element or entry given its key.

Methods(show inherited)

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Any.getClass(): Class (pkl.base)

Returns the class of this.
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Any.toString(): String (pkl.base)

Returns a string representation of this.

This method is used to convert the values of string interpolation expressions to strings.
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Any.ifNonNull<Result>(transform: (NonNull) -> Result): Result? (pkl.base)

Returns this |> transform if this is non-null, and null otherwise.

This method is the complement of the ?? operator and the equivalent of an Option type's map and flatMap methods.
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length(): Int

Returns the number of elements in this object.
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hasProperty(name: String): Boolean

Tells if this object has a property with the given name.
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getProperty(name: String): unknown

Returns the value of the property with the given name.

Throws if a property with this name does not exist.
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getPropertyOrNull(name: String): unknown

Returns the value of the property with the given name.

Returns null if a property with this name does not exist.
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toMap(): Map<unknown, unknown>

Converts the properties and/or entries of this dynamic object to a Map.
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toList(): List<unknown>

Converts the elements of this dynamic object to a List.
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toTyped<Type>(clazz: Class): Type(this is Typed)

Converts this object to a typed object of class clazz.
Conforms to the semantics of the following manual conversion:
```
class Person { name: String; age: Int }
dynamic = new Dynamic { name = "Pigeon"; age = 42 }
function toTyped(dynamic: Dynamic): Person = new {
  name = dynamic.getPropertyOrNull("name") ?? super.name
  age = dynamic.getPropertyOrNull("age") ?? super.age
}
```
Notable behavior:
- Elements and entries of this are ignored.
- Properties of this that have no corresponding property in clazz are ignored.
- clazz properties that have no corresponding property in this have their defaults preserved.
- clazz properties that have neither a default nor a corresponding property in this throw an "undefined property" error (only) when accessed.
Throws if clazz is abstract or not a subclass of Typed.