ZKILL (ObjectScript)
Deletes a node while preserving the node’s descendants.
Synopsis
ZKILL:pc array-node,...
ZK:pc array-node,...
Arguments
| Argument |
Description |
| pc |
Optional — A postconditional expression. |
| array-node |
A local variable, a process-private global, or a global that is an array node, or a comma-separated list of local, process-private global, or global array nodes. |
Description
The ZKILL command removes the value of a specified array-node without killing that node’s descendants. In contrast, the KILL command removes the value of a specified array node and all of that node’s descendants. An array node can be a local variable, a process-private global, or a global variable.
By default, any subsequent reference to this killed array-node generates an <UNDEFINED> error. You can change InterSystems IRIS behavior to not generate an <UNDEFINED> error when referencing an undefined subscripted variable by setting the %SYSTEM.Process.Undefined()Opens in a new tab method.
Arguments
pc
An optional postconditional expression. InterSystems IRIS executes the command if the postconditional expression is true (evaluates to a nonzero numeric value). InterSystems IRIS does not execute the command if the postconditional expression is false (evaluates to zero). For further details, refer to Command Postconditional Expressions in Using ObjectScript.
Example
In this example, the ZKILL command deletes node a(1), but does not remove node a(1,1).
SET a(1)=1,a(1,1)=11
SET x=a(1)
SET y=a(1,1)
ZKILL a(1)
SET z=a(1,1)
WRITE "x=",x," y=",y," z=",z
returns x=1 y=11 z=11. However, then issuing a:
WRITE a(1)
generates an <UNDEFINED> error.
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