getd_index

Definition: integer node = getd_index(object key, integer tid=1)
Description: Retrieve the node index corresponding to the specified key.

tid can be omitted, to use the default dictionary, or the result of a previous new_dict() call.
Comments: If the key does not exist, a value of 0 (NULL) is returned. Otherwise the result can be passed to getd_by_index() to retrieve the corresponding data (without a further search).
Example:
?getd_index("key")
See Also: getd, getd_by_index