?set-at ( value key assoc/f -- assoc )
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associate ( value key -- hash )

Vocabulary
hashtables

Inputs

value	an object
key	an object
assoc/f	an assoc or f

Outputs

assoc

an assoc

Word description
If the third input is an assoc, stores the key/value pair into that assoc, or else creates a new hashtable with the key/value pair as its only entry.

Definition

USING: assocs kernel ;

IN: hashtables

: ?set-at ( value key assoc/f -- assoc )
    [ [ set-at ] keep ] [ associate ] if* ;