From: dgd at list.imaginary.com (Erwin Harte)
Date: Thu Dec 13 17:35:01 2001
Subject: [DGD] Mappings

On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 03:12:56PM -0800, Chooser Fireman wrote:
> I was wondering if there is a function similar to sscanf that I can
> find a match for partial input in a mapping?
> 
> ie. match attack with the user input of atta with a mapping?

Not in the general case but for that particular one you could use
mapping-subranges:

    string  verb, verb0, *matches;
    mapping verbs;

    verb0 = verb;
    verb0[strlen(verb0) - 1]++;

    matches = map_indices(verbs[verb..verb0]) - ({ verb0 });

This is untested code, so the usual disclaimers apply. ;-)

Erwin.
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Erwin Harte