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Define an empty map

haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

emptyMap = M.empty

Define an unmodifiable empty map

haskell
import qualified Data.Map as Map

output :: Map.Map k v
output = Map.empty

Define an initial map

Define the map {circle:1, triangle:3, square:4}
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

initialMap = M.fromList [("circle", 1), ("triangle", 3), ("square", 4)]

Check if a key exists in a map

Given a map pets {joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} print "ok" if an pet exists for "mary"
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M
import Control.Monad (when)

pets = M.fromList [("joe", "cat"), ("mary", "turtle"), ("bill", "canary")]

checkMary = when (M.member "mary" pets) (print "ok")

Retrieve a value from a map

Given a map pets {joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} print the pet for "joe" ("cat")
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

pets = M.fromList [("joe", "cat"), ("mary", "turtle"), ("bill", "canary")]
retrieve = print $ M.findWithDefault "Not found" "joe" pets

Add an entry to a map

Given an empty pets map, add the mapping from "rob" to "dog"
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

pets = M.insert "rob" "dog" M.empty

Remove an entry from a map

Given a map pets {joe:cat,mary:turtle,bill:canary} remove the mapping for "bill" and print "canary"
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as M

main = do
let pets = M.fromList [("joe", "cat"), ("mary", "turtle"), ("bill", "canary")]
pets2 = M.delete "bill" pets
print $ maybe "" id (M.lookup "bill" pets)
print pets2

Create a histogram map from a list

Given the list [a,b,a,c,b,b], produce a map {a:2, b:3, c:1} which contains the count of each unique item in the list
haskell
import Data.List
import qualified Data.Map as Map

histogram :: Ord a => [a] -> Map.Map a Int
histogram xs = Map.fromList [ (head l, length l) | l <- group (sort xs) ]

output :: Map.Map String Int
output = histogram ["a","b","a","c","b","b"]
import Control.Arrow
import Data.List
import qualified Data.Map as Map
import System.Random

histogram :: Ord a => [a] -> Map.Map a Int
histogram = Map.fromList . map (head &&& length) . group . sort

main = print . histogram . take 1000 . randomRs (1::Int, 100) =<< newStdGen
csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;

// This is a "functional" C# approach

// NOTE: In C# "maps" are of type Dictionary<Tkey, TValue>
// so our histogram map is of type Dictionary<object, int>
public class HistogramMap {
public Dictionary<object, int> FromList(List<object> list) {
// The "Aggregate" method works like "inject" in many other languages.
return list.Aggregate(
new Dictionary<object, int>(),
(map, obj) => {
// If this is the first time we've seen this obj, set the count to 0
if (!map.ContainsKey(obj)) map[obj] = 0;

// Increment the count
map[obj]++;

// Return the map for the next iteration.
// NOTE: This does NOT return from our "FromList" method
return map;
}
);
}

public static void Main() {
// Create our Histogram Map from a new list
var map = new HistogramMap().FromList(
new List<object>() { 'a', 'b', 'a', 'c', 'b', 'b' }
);

// This just prints the result
System.Console.WriteLine (
string.Join (", ",
// "Select" works like "map" or "collect" in many other languages
map.Select( kvp =>
string.Format("{0} : {1}", kvp.Key, kvp.Value)
).ToArray()
)
);
}
}
new[] {"a","b","a","c","b","b"}
.GroupBy(s => s)
.Select(s => new { Value = s.Key, Count = s.Count() })
.ToList()
.ForEach(e => Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1} ", e.Value, e.Count));

Categorise a list

Given the list [one, two, three, four, five] produce a map {3:[one, two], 4:[four, five], 5:[three]} which sorts elements into map entries based on their length
haskell
import qualified Data.Map as Map

groupInMapBy :: Ord k => (a -> k) -> [a] -> Map.Map k [a]
groupInMapBy f = foldr (\a -> Map.insertWith (++) (f a) [a]) Map.empty

output :: Map.Map Int [String]
output = groupInMapBy length ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]
import Data.List (groupBy, sortBy)
import Data.Function (on)

groupInPairsBy :: Ord k => (a -> k) -> [a] -> [(k, [a])]
groupInPairsBy f = map (\xs -> (f (head xs), xs)) .
groupBy ((==) `on` f) . sortBy (compare `on` f)

output :: [(Int, [String])]
output = groupInPairsBy length ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]
csharp
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
public class ListCategorizer {
public static void Main() {
var list = new List<string>() { "one", "two", "three", "four", "five" };
var categories = list.GroupBy(el => el.Length)
.ToDictionary( g => g.Key, // key
g => g.ToList() ); // value
}
}