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Re: associative arrays

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg58170] Re: [mg58137] associative arrays
• From: Sseziwa Mukasa <mukasa at jeol.com>
• Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:02:43 -0400 (EDT)
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On Jun 19, 2005, at 3:44 AM, Ed Peschko wrote:

> hey all,
>
> Is there a simple way to make an associative array in mathematica?
>
> I noticed that there's a sparse array, but I'd like to be able to
> use a non-numeric value as key..

Don't use arrays, use pattern matching eg:

f[key1]=value1
f[key2]=value2

• References:
  • Re: Transformation rule problem
    • From: "Peltio" <peltio@trilight.zone>
  • associative arrays
    • From: Ed Peschko <esp5@mdssdev05.comp.pge.com>