putIfAbsent (Function)

Function returns the updated map after adding the given key-value pair if key is absent.

Syntax

<OBJECT> map:putIfAbsent(<OBJECT> map, <INT|LONG|FLOAT|DOUBLE|BOOL|STRING> key, <INT|LONG|FLOAT|DOUBLE|BOOL|STRING> value)

Query Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value	Possible Data Types	Optional	Dynamic
map	The map to which the value should be added.		OBJECT	No	Yes
key	The key to be added.		INT LONG FLOAT DOUBLE BOOL STRING	No	Yes
value	The value to be added.		INT LONG FLOAT DOUBLE BOOL STRING	No	Yes

Example 1

map:putIfAbsent(stockDetails , 1234 , 'IBM')

Function returns the updated map named stockDetails after adding the value IBM with the key 1234 if key is absent from the original map.