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std::unique_ptr< scalar >	cudf::dictionary::get_index (dictionary_column_view const &dictionary, scalar const &key, rmm::mr::device_memory_resource *mr=rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource())
	Return the index value for a given key. More...

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get_index()

std::unique_ptr<scalar> cudf::dictionary::get_index	(	dictionary_column_view const &	dictionary,
		scalar const &	key,
		rmm::mr::device_memory_resource *	mr = rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource()
	)

Return the index value for a given key.

If the key does not exist in the dictionary the returned scalar will have is_valid()==false

Exceptions

cudf::logic_error

if key.type() != dictionary.keys().type()

Parameters

dictionary	The dictionary to search for the key.
key	The value to search for in the dictionary keyset.
mr	Device memory resource used to allocate the returned scalar's device memory.

Returns

Numeric scalar index value of the key within the dictionary