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Howto Remove Entries from a Map in Rhino JavaScript

stevewickii — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:13:19 GMT

I am trying to remove a property from a node using the JavaScript API. It should be possible. I use the search.luceneSearch("query…") to get a list of ScriptNode objects. Each ScriptNode has a "properties" member of type ScriptableQNameMap, and ScriptableQNameMap has a delete(String name) and rem

Re: Howto Remove Entries from a Map in Rhino JavaScript

mruflin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:14:39 GMT

Hi Stephen,

delete is a reserved JavaScript keyword/language construct, not a function. Use follows syntax to delete an array element:


delete node.properties[propertyName];
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This will remove the array element with key propertyName.