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Maps
Declaration

Define an empty map

ruby
map = {}
erlang
Map = dict:new(),
Map = orddict:new(),
Map = gb_trees:empty(),
Map = ets:new(the_map_name, [set, private, {keypos, 1}]),
clojure
(def m {})
go
m := make(map[int]string)
fantom
map := [:]

Define an unmodifiable empty map

ruby
map = {}.freeze
erlang

% Erlang data structures are immutable - updating a 'map' sees a modified copy created
Map = dict:new(),
clojure
; Clojure maps are immutable
(def m {})
fantom
map := [:].ro

Define an initial map

Define the map {circle:1, triangle:3, square:4}
ruby
shapes = {'circle'=>1, 'triangle'=>3, 'square'=>4}
shapes = Hash['circle', 1, 'triangle', 3, 'square', 4]
shapes = { :circle => 1, :triangle => 3, :square => 4 }
erlang
Map = dict:from_list([{circle, 1}, {triangle, 3}, {square, 4}]),
Map0 = dict:new(),

% Erlang variables are 'single-assignment' i.e. they cannot be reassigned
Map1 = dict:store(circle, 1, Map0),
Map2 = dict:store(triangle, 3, Map1),
Map3 = dict:store(square, 4, Map2),
Map0 = gb_trees:empty(),

Map1 = gb_trees:enter(circle, 1, Map0),
Map2 = gb_trees:enter(triangle, 3, Map1),
Map3 = gb_trees:enter(square, 4, Map2),
Map = gb_trees:from_orddict(lists:keysort(1, [{circle, 1}, {triangle, 3}, {square, 4}])),
Map = ets:new(the_map_name, [ordered_set, private, {keypos, 1}]),
ets:insert(Map, [{circle, 1}, {triangle, 3}, {square, 4}]),
clojure
(def m '{circle 1 triangle 1 square 4})
go
m := map[string]int{ "circle": 1, "square": 4, "triangle": 2 }
fantom
map := ["circle":1, "triangle":2, "square":4]