Erlang Language Data Types Maps

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Example

A map is an associative array or dictionary composed of (key, value) pairs.

1> M0 = #{}.
#{}
2> M1 = #{ "name" => "john", "age" => "28" }.
#{"age" => "28","name" => "john"}
3> M2 = #{ a => {M0, M1} }.
#{a => {#{},#{"age" => "28","name" => "john"}}}

To update a map :

1> M = #{ 1 => x }.
2> M#{ 1 => c }.
#{1 => c}
3> M.
#{1 => x}

Only update some existing key:

1> M = #{ 1 => a, 2 => b}.
2> M#{ 1 := c, 2:= d }.
#{1 => c,2 => d}
3> M#{ 3 := c }.
** exception error: {badkey,3}

Pattern matching:

1> M = #{ name => "john", age => 28 }.
2> #{ name := Name, age := Age } = M.
3> Name.
"john"
4> Age.
28


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