Elixir v1.3.0 Map View Source
A set of functions for working with maps.
Maps are key-value stores where keys can be any value and
are compared using the match operator (===). Maps can be
created with the %{} special form defined in the
Kernel.SpecialForms module.
Link to this section Summary
Functions
Deletes the entries in map for a specific key
Drops the given keys from map
Checks if two maps are equal
Fetches the value for a specific key and returns it in a tuple
Fetches the value for specific key
Converts a struct to map
Gets the value for a specific key
Gets the value from key and updates it, all in one pass
Gets the value from key and updates it. Raises if there is no key
Gets the value for a specific key
Returns whether a given key exists in the given map
Returns all keys from map
Merges two maps into one
Merges two maps into one
Returns a new empty map
Creates a map from an enumerable
Creates a map from an enumerable via the transformation function
Returns and removes the value associated with key in map
Lazily returns and removes the value associated with key in map
Puts the given value under key
Puts the given value under key unless the entry key
already exists
Evaluates fun and puts the result under key
in map unless key is already present
Takes all entries corresponding to the given keys and extracts them into a
separate map
Takes all entries corresponding to the given keys and returns them in a new map
Converts map to a list
Updates the key in map with the given function
Updates the key with the given function
Returns all values from map
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Deletes the entries in map for a specific key.
If the key does not exist, returns map unchanged.
Examples
iex> Map.delete(%{a: 1, b: 2}, :a)
%{b: 2}
iex> Map.delete(%{b: 2}, :a)
%{b: 2}
Checks if two maps are equal.
Two maps are considered to be equal if they contain the same keys and those keys contain the same values.
Examples
iex> Map.equal?(%{a: 1, b: 2}, %{b: 2, a: 1})
true
iex> Map.equal?(%{a: 1, b: 2}, %{b: 1, a: 2})
false
Fetches the value for a specific key and returns it in a tuple.
If the key does not exist, returns :error.
Examples
iex> Map.fetch(%{a: 1}, :a)
{:ok, 1}
iex> Map.fetch(%{a: 1}, :b)
:error
Fetches the value for specific key.
If key does not exist, a KeyError is raised.
Examples
iex> Map.fetch!(%{a: 1}, :a)
1
iex> Map.fetch!(%{a: 1}, :b)
** (KeyError) key :b not found in: %{a: 1}
Converts a struct to map.
It accepts the struct module or a struct itself and
simply removes the __struct__ field from the struct.
Example
defmodule User do
defstruct [:name]
end
Map.from_struct(User)
#=> %{name: nil}
Map.from_struct(%User{name: "john"})
#=> %{name: "john"}
Gets the value for a specific key.
If key does not exist, return the default value
(nil if no default value).
Examples
iex> Map.get(%{}, :a)
nil
iex> Map.get(%{a: 1}, :a)
1
iex> Map.get(%{a: 1}, :b)
nil
iex> Map.get(%{a: 1}, :b, 3)
3
Gets the value from key and updates it, all in one pass.
This fun argument receives the value of key (or nil if key
is not present) and must return a two-element tuple: the “get” value
(the retrieved value, which can be operated on before being returned)
and the new value to be stored under key. The fun may also
return :pop, implying the current value shall be removed
from map and returned.
The returned value is a tuple with the “get” value returned by
fun and a new map with the updated value under key.
Examples
iex> Map.get_and_update(%{a: 1}, :a, fn current_value ->
...> {current_value, "new value!"}
...> end)
{1, %{a: "new value!"}}
iex> Map.get_and_update(%{a: 1}, :b, fn current_value ->
...> {current_value, "new value!"}
...> end)
{nil, %{b: "new value!", a: 1}}
iex> Map.get_and_update(%{a: 1}, :a, fn _ -> :pop end)
{1, %{}}
iex> Map.get_and_update(%{a: 1}, :b, fn _ -> :pop end)
{nil, %{a: 1}}
Gets the value from key and updates it. Raises if there is no key.
This fun argument receives the value of key and must return a
two-element tuple: the “get” value (the retrieved value, which can be
operated on before being returned) and the new value to be stored under
key.
The returned value is a tuple with the “get” value returned by fun and a
new map with the updated value under key.
Examples
iex> Map.get_and_update!(%{a: 1}, :a, fn current_value ->
...> {current_value, "new value!"}
...> end)
{1, %{a: "new value!"}}
iex> Map.get_and_update!(%{a: 1}, :b, fn current_value ->
...> {current_value, "new value!"}
...> end)
** (KeyError) key :b not found
iex> Map.get_and_update!(%{a: 1}, :a, fn _ ->
...> :pop
...> end)
{1, %{}}
Gets the value for a specific key.
If key does not exist, lazily evaluates fun and returns its result.
This is useful if the default value is very expensive to calculate or generally difficult to setup and teardown again.
Examples
iex> map = %{a: 1}
iex> fun = fn ->
...> # some expensive operation here
...> 13
...> end
iex> Map.get_lazy(map, :a, fun)
1
iex> Map.get_lazy(map, :b, fun)
13
Returns whether a given key exists in the given map.
Examples
iex> Map.has_key?(%{a: 1}, :a)
true
iex> Map.has_key?(%{a: 1}, :b)
false
Merges two maps into one.
All keys in map2 will be added to map1, overriding any existing one.
If you have a struct and you would like to merge a set of keys into the
struct, do not use this function, as it would merge all keys on the right
side into the struct, even if the key is not part of the struct. Instead,
use Kernel.struct/2.
Examples
iex> Map.merge(%{a: 1, b: 2}, %{a: 3, d: 4})
%{a: 3, b: 2, d: 4}
Merges two maps into one.
All keys in map2 will be added to map1. The given function will
be invoked with the key, value1 and value2 to solve conflicts.
Examples
iex> Map.merge(%{a: 1, b: 2}, %{a: 3, d: 4}, fn _k, v1, v2 ->
...> v1 + v2
...> end)
%{a: 4, b: 2, d: 4}
Creates a map from an enumerable.
Duplicated keys are removed; the latest one prevails.
Examples
iex> Map.new([{:b, 1}, {:a, 2}])
%{a: 2, b: 1}
iex> Map.new([a: 1, a: 2, a: 3])
%{a: 3}
Creates a map from an enumerable via the transformation function.
Duplicated keys are removed; the latest one prevails.
Examples
iex> Map.new([:a, :b], fn x -> {x, x} end)
%{a: :a, b: :b}
Returns and removes the value associated with key in map.
Examples
iex> Map.pop(%{a: 1}, :a)
{1, %{}}
iex> Map.pop(%{a: 1}, :b)
{nil, %{a: 1}}
iex> Map.pop(%{a: 1}, :b, 3)
{3, %{a: 1}}
Lazily returns and removes the value associated with key in map.
This is useful if the default value is very expensive to calculate or generally difficult to setup and teardown again.
Examples
iex> map = %{a: 1}
iex> fun = fn ->
...> # some expensive operation here
...> 13
...> end
iex> Map.pop_lazy(map, :a, fun)
{1, %{}}
iex> Map.pop_lazy(map, :b, fun)
{13, %{a: 1}}
Puts the given value under key.
Examples
iex> Map.put(%{a: 1}, :b, 2)
%{a: 1, b: 2}
iex> Map.put(%{a: 1, b: 2}, :a, 3)
%{a: 3, b: 2}
Puts the given value under key unless the entry key
already exists.
Examples
iex> Map.put_new(%{a: 1}, :b, 2)
%{b: 2, a: 1}
iex> Map.put_new(%{a: 1, b: 2}, :a, 3)
%{a: 1, b: 2}
Evaluates fun and puts the result under key
in map unless key is already present.
This is useful if the value is very expensive to calculate or generally difficult to setup and teardown again.
Examples
iex> map = %{a: 1}
iex> fun = fn ->
...> # some expensive operation here
...> 3
...> end
iex> Map.put_new_lazy(map, :a, fun)
%{a: 1}
iex> Map.put_new_lazy(map, :b, fun)
%{a: 1, b: 3}
Takes all entries corresponding to the given keys and extracts them into a
separate map.
Returns a tuple with the new map and the old map with removed keys.
Keys for which there are no entries in map are ignored.
Examples
iex> Map.split(%{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}, [:a, :c, :e])
{%{a: 1, c: 3}, %{b: 2}}
Takes all entries corresponding to the given keys and returns them in a new map.
Examples
iex> Map.take(%{a: 1, b: 2, c: 3}, [:a, :c, :e])
%{a: 1, c: 3}
Converts map to a list.
Examples
iex> Map.to_list(%{a: 1})
[a: 1]
iex> Map.to_list(%{1 => 2})
[{1, 2}]
Updates the key in map with the given function.
If the key does not exist, inserts the given initial value.
Examples
iex> Map.update(%{a: 1}, :a, 13, &(&1 * 2))
%{a: 2}
iex> Map.update(%{a: 1}, :b, 11, &(&1 * 2))
%{a: 1, b: 11}
Updates the key with the given function.
If the key does not exist, raises KeyError.
Examples
iex> Map.update!(%{a: 1}, :a, &(&1 * 2))
%{a: 2}
iex> Map.update!(%{a: 1}, :b, &(&1 * 2))
** (KeyError) key :b not found