T. insert()

T.insert(k)

Insert an empty record before the position k in the T. If k is 0, then append it in the end and return the new T

T.insert(k,xi:Fi,…)

Insert a record into T before the position k where the value of Fi is xi and return the new T. When parameter k is omitted, we assume the table sequence T is already ordered by the key and insert records; if the key value has already existed, the function won’t perform the insertion

T.insert(k:A,xi:Fi,…)

Insert multiple records into T before the position k where the value of Fi is xi and return the new T. The number of the records to be inserted is determined by the length of sequence A

k

The position before which the member, or the record, is inserted

xi

The Fi field value before which the new record is to be inserted

Fi

The name of field where xi resides; without Fi, it will be the corresponding i^th field.

T

A table sequence

A

A sequence or an integer; if A is an integer, then it is equal to to(A)

@n

Return the inserted record or a record sequence of the inserted records

@r(k:A)

Insert sequence A into table sequence T from the k^th record according to the order of the fields

@f(k:A)

Insert sequence A into table sequence T from the k^th record; only the common fields are inserted

A

1

=create(id,name,age)

Construct an empty table sequence.

2

=A1.insert(0,1,"Jack",29)

Append a record whose field values are 1, Jack, and 29.

3

=A1.insert(1,2,"Lucy",30)

Add a record before the first record whose values are 2, Lucy, and 30.

4

=A1.insert(0)

Append an empty record in the end:

5

=A1.insert(0:3)

Append three empty records in the end:

6

=A1.insert@n(2:1,10,"Lily",30)

Return the inserted record:

7

=create(ID,Name,Age)

8

=A7.insert(0:A1,id:ID,name:Name,age:Age)

Add the records of A1 into A7 one by one:

9

=A1.delete(A1.select(id<2))

10

=A7.insert@r(5:A9)

Insert A9 into A7 from the fifth record:

11

=create(ID,Name,AGE)

12

=A11.insert@f(3:A7)

Insert only the ID and Name fields of A7 to A11 from the third record:

13

=A1.keys(id)

Set id as A1’s primary key, then A1’s data is as follows:

14

=A1.insert(,5,"Mary",28)

Parameter k is omitted; A1 is already ordered by id and insert the records.

15

=A1.insert(,2,"CC",32)

Same result as A14; since the record where the key value is 2 already exists, the function cancels the insertion.

16

=file("D:\\test.txt").import@t()

test.txt defines only the column headers.

17

=A16.insert(0,1,"2008-8-4")

Insert a record: