Map allows key to value mapping for arbitrary value types, and many key types.

This is a multi-type abstract, it is instantiated as one of its specialization types depending on its type parameters.

A Map can be instantiated without explicit type parameters. Type inference will then determine the type parameters from the usage.

Maps can also be created with key1 => value1, key2 => value2 syntax.

Map is an abstract type, it is not available at runtime.

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Methods

inline arrayWrite (k:K, v:V):V

inline exists (key:K):Bool

Returns true if key has a mapping, false otherwise.

If key is null, the result is unspecified.

inline get (key:K):Null<V>

Returns the current mapping of key.

If no such mapping exists, null is returned.

Note that a check like map.get(key) == null can hold for two reasons:

  1. the map has no mapping for key
  2. the map has a mapping with a value of null

If it is important to distinguish these cases, exists() should be used.

If key is null, the result is unspecified.

inline iterator ():Iterator<V>

Returns an Iterator over the values of this Map.

The order of values is undefined.

inline keys ():Iterator<K>

Returns an Iterator over the keys of this Map.

The order of keys is undefined.

inline remove (key:K):Bool

Removes the mapping of key and returns true if such a mapping existed, false otherwise.

If key is null, the result is unspecified.

inline set (key:K, value:V):Void

Maps key to value.

If key already has a mapping, the previous value disappears.

If key is null, the result is unspecified.

inline toString ():String

Returns a String representation of this Map.

The exact representation depends on the platform and key-type.