How is a dictionary (key value) related to a hash?
2nd September 2013
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The following terms describe essentially the same data structure across a number of different languages:
- A Perl hash
- A Ruby hash
- A Python dictionary
- A Java Map (an interface used by HashMap and others)
- A Lua table
- A JavaScript object (if you ignore object prototypes)
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