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reply Jamie <notme gmail.com> writes:
I'm trying to initialise an associated array of associated arrays 
with values, taking the same approach I would for an associated 
array:

string[string][string] table = [
     "info" : [
         "equation" : "H2 + I2 <=> 2HI",
         "type" : "elementary",
         ],
     "frc" : [
         "A" : "1.2e9",
         "n" : "1.2e9",
         "C" : "1.2e9",
         ],
     ];

But I'm getting the error `Not an associative array initializer'.
Is there a way to do this in the fashion that I'm trying?

I can declare it like

string[string][string] table;
table["info"]["equation"] = "H2 + I2 <=> 2HI";
table["info"]["type"] = "elementary";

But don't see why the first way wouldn't work.
Jan 14 2020
parent reply mipri <mipri minimaltype.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 14 January 2020 at 23:23:51 UTC, Jamie wrote:

 I'm trying to initialise an associated array of associated 
 arrays with values, taking the same approach I would for an 
 associated array:


This works:

   import std.stdio;

   void main() {
       string[string][string] table = ([
       "info" : [
           "equation" : "H2 + I2 <=> 2HI",
           "type" : "elementary",
           ],
       "frc" : [
           "A" : "1.2e9",
           "n" : "1.2e9",
           "C" : "1.2e9",
           ],
       ]);
       writeln(table);
   }

c.f. https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17607

I found that by searching the forums for your error.
Jan 14 2020
parent Jamie <notme gmail.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 14 January 2020 at 23:59:59 UTC, mipri wrote:

 On Tuesday, 14 January 2020 at 23:23:51 UTC, Jamie wrote:

 c.f. https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17607

 I found that by searching the forums for your error.


That has fixed my issue. I had searched the forums for relevant 
topics, but not the error itself. A lesson for me.

Cheers
Jan 14 2020