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Syntax:

   reset {hashtable}

Keyword handler:

   net.eclecity.linguist.basic.keyword.BasicKReset.class

Runtime handler(s):

   net.eclecity.linguist.basic.handler.BasicHReset.class

Function:

Reset a hashtable. This affects an internal variable; when data is next accessed from the table without specifying a key the item will be the next one stored in the table. Note that the items are probably not returned in the order they were placed in the table. This feature can be used to access every key in the table, as follows:

   reset MyData
   while MyData has more data
   begin
      put next MyData into MyBuffer      ! takes the next element
      write MyBuffer and return to MyFile
   end
   stop

The element returned at each step is a key, so you can look up the corresponding data item.

Example(s):

   reset MyData