• llee (6/6) Jul 11 2008 Is it possible to define associative arrays using a format similar to th...
• bearophile (13/14) Jul 11 2008 I suggest you to use the d.learn group for this kind of questions.

llee <llee goucher.edu> writes:

Is it possible to define associative arrays using a format similar to that used
to define other types of arrays? For example I can define an integer array
using: 
     int[] array = [1, 2, 3];
I can define an associative array using:
     string [string] array;
     array ["key"] = "value;
But I would like to use a static declaration like the one above. 

bearophile <bearophileHUGS lycos.com> writes:

llee:
 But I would like to use a static declaration like the one above. 

I suggest you to use the d.learn group for this kind of questions.
I think you can't define AAs statically, but you can do something like:

string[char] map;
static this() {
    map = ['a':"foo"[], 'b':"bar"];
}

the static this() is executed before the main().

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Note for the other people, static AAs (and static sets, if D will ever have
them) can enjoy perfect hashing, this is a recent note of mine:


Bye,
bearophile