Accessing Map Values
We can access the value corresponding to a key in a map using the following syntax:
index.go
1mapName["keyName"]
For example:
index.go
1234567891011121314package main import "fmt" func main() { prices := map[string]int { "apple": 100, "banana": 120, "peach": 170, } fmt.Println(prices["apple"]) // Output: 100 fmt.Println(prices["banana"]) // Output: 120 fmt.Println(prices["peach"]) // Output: 170 }
The expression prices["apple"] essentially references the memory location where the value 100 is stored; hence, it acts like a variable. Therefore, we can edit the value stored at that key using the = operator:
index.go
12345678910111213package main import "fmt" func main() { prices := map[string]int { "apple": 100, "banana": 120, "peach": 170, } prices["apple"] = 160 fmt.Println(prices["apple"]) // Output: 160 }
We can use the same assignment syntax to create a new key in the map:
mapName["keyName"] = value
If the provided keyName doesn't exist in the map, it will create and add a new key to the map with the assigned value.
index.go
1234567891011121314151617package main import "fmt" func main() { numbers := map[string]int { "one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3, } fmt.Println(numbers) // Output: map[one:1 three:3 two:2] numbers["four"] = 4 fmt.Println(numbers) // Output: map[four:4 one:1 three:3 two:2] }
Thanks for your feedback!
Ask AI
Ask AI
Ask anything or try one of the suggested questions to begin our chat
Can you show an example of updating a value in a map?
How do I check if a key exists before updating it?
What happens if I assign a value to an existing key?
Awesome!
Completion rate improved to 1.96Accessing Map Values
Swipe to show menu
We can access the value corresponding to a key in a map using the following syntax:
index.go
1mapName["keyName"]
For example:
index.go
1234567891011121314package main import "fmt" func main() { prices := map[string]int { "apple": 100, "banana": 120, "peach": 170, } fmt.Println(prices["apple"]) // Output: 100 fmt.Println(prices["banana"]) // Output: 120 fmt.Println(prices["peach"]) // Output: 170 }
The expression prices["apple"] essentially references the memory location where the value 100 is stored; hence, it acts like a variable. Therefore, we can edit the value stored at that key using the = operator:
index.go
12345678910111213package main import "fmt" func main() { prices := map[string]int { "apple": 100, "banana": 120, "peach": 170, } prices["apple"] = 160 fmt.Println(prices["apple"]) // Output: 160 }
We can use the same assignment syntax to create a new key in the map:
mapName["keyName"] = value
If the provided keyName doesn't exist in the map, it will create and add a new key to the map with the assigned value.
index.go
1234567891011121314151617package main import "fmt" func main() { numbers := map[string]int { "one": 1, "two": 2, "three": 3, } fmt.Println(numbers) // Output: map[one:1 three:3 two:2] numbers["four"] = 4 fmt.Println(numbers) // Output: map[four:4 one:1 three:3 two:2] }
Thanks for your feedback!
