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See also: Dictionaries

Maps are value-based data structures that create a bijection from one set onto another, such that one input key yields one corresponding output value.

Notes

Maps are, under the hood, related to the concept of a Function - a map from one set onto another.

Under the hood, maps can take many forms. They can be stored as a simple unsorted array of key-value item objects. They can be stored in a sorted array of key-value items. They can be stored with a tree. They can be stored with a hash table. etc.

Basic properties of maps

Example: word counts

Hash maps

Unsorted maps

Sorted maps

Implementations

For implementations of maps, see the following:

Map base class:

Map implementations using arrays:

Map implementations using hash tables:


  • Maps
  • Map example - word counts
  • Hash tables
  • Sorted maps
  • Skip lists
  • Sets
  • Multisets
  • Multimaps