Task

The goal is to create an associative array (also known as a dictionary, map, or hash).



Related tasks:

 Associative arrays/Iteration
 Hash from two arrays


See also

 Array
 Associative array: Creation, Iteration
 Collections
 Compound data type
 Doubly-linked list: Definition, Element definition, Element insertion, List Traversal, Element Removal
 Linked list
 Queue: Definition, Usage
 Set
 Singly-linked list: Element definition, Element insertion, List Traversal, Element Removal
 Stack


m = { => } # empty ordered map, future inserted keys will be ordered
h = { -> } # empty hash map, future inserted keys will not be ordered
 
m = { 'foo' => 42, 'bar' => 100 } # with ordered keys
h = { 'foo' -> 42, 'bar' -> 100 } # with unordered keys