Map in Dart
Map In Dart
In a Map, data is stored as keys and values. In Map, each key must be unique. They are similar to HashMaps and Dictionaries in other languages.
How To Create Map In Dart
Here we are creating a Map for String and String. It means keys and values must be the type of String. You can create a Map of any kind as you like.
void main(){
Map<String, String> countryCapital = {
'USA': 'Washington, D.C.',
'India': 'New Delhi',
'China': 'Beijing'
};
print(countryCapital);
}
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Note: Here Usa, India, and China are keys, and it must be unique.
Access Value From Key
You can find the value of Map from its key. Here we are printing Washington, D.C. by its key, i.e., USA.
void main(){
Map<String, String> countryCapital = {
'USA': 'Washington, D.C.',
'India': 'New Delhi',
'China': 'Beijing'
};
print(countryCapital["USA"]);
}
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Map Properties In Dart
| Properties | Work |
|---|---|
| keys | To get all keys. |
| values | To get all values. |
| isEmpty | Return true or false. |
| isNotEmpty | Return true or false. |
| length | It returns the length of the Map. |
Example Of Map Properties In Dart
This example finds all keys/values of Map, the first and last element, checks whether it is empty or not, and finds its length.
void main() {
Map<String, double> expenses = {
'sun': 3000.0,
'mon': 3000.0,
'tue': 3234.0,
};
print("All keys of Map: ${expenses.keys}");
print("All values of Map: ${expenses.values}");
print("Is Map empty: ${expenses.isEmpty}");
print("Is Map not empty: ${expenses.isNotEmpty}");
print("Length of map is: ${expenses.length}");
}
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Adding Element To Map
If you want to add an element to the existing Map. Here is the way for you:
void main(){
Map<String, String> countryCapital = {
'USA': 'Washington, D.C.',
'India': 'New Delhi',
'China': 'Beijing'
};
// Adding New Item
countryCapital['Japan'] = 'Tokio';
print(countryCapital);
}
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Updating An Element Of Map
If you want to update an element of the existing Map. Here is the way for you:
void main(){
Map<String, String> countryCapital = {
'USA': 'Nothing',
'India': 'New Delhi',
'China': 'Beijing'
};
// Updating Item
countryCapital['USA'] = 'Washington, D.C.';
print(countryCapital);
}
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Map Methods In Dart
Some useful Map methods in dart.
| Properties | Work |
|---|---|
| keys.toList() | Convert all Maps keys to List. |
| values.toList() | Convert all Maps values to List. |
| containsKey(‘key’) | Return true or false. |
| containsValue(‘value’) | Return true or false. |
| clear() | Removes all elements from the Map. |
| removeWhere() | Removes all elements from the Map if condition is valid. |
Convert Maps Keys & Values To List
Let’s convert keys and values of Map to List.
void main() {
Map<String, double> expenses = {
'sun': 3000.0,
'mon': 3000.0,
'tue': 3234.0,
};
// Without List
print("All keys of Map: ${expenses.keys}");
print("All values of Map: ${expenses.values}");
// With List
print("All keys of Map with List: ${expenses.keys.toList()}");
print("All values of Map with List: ${expenses.values.toList()}");
}
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Check Map Contains Specific Key/Value Or Not?
Let’s check whether the Map contains a specific key/value in it or not.
void main() {
Map<String, double> expenses = {
'sun': 3000.0,
'mon': 3000.0,
'tue': 3234.0,
};
// For Keys
print("Does Map contain key sun: ${expenses.containsKey("sun")}");
print("Does Map contain key abc: ${expenses.containsKey("abc")}");
// For Values
print("Does Map contain value 3000.0: ${expenses.containsValue(3000.0)}");
print("Does Map contain value 100.0: ${expenses.containsValue(100.0)}");
}
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Removing Items From Map
Suppose you want to remove an element of the existing Map. Here is the way for you:
void main(){
Map<String, String> countryCapital = {
'USA': 'Nothing',
'India': 'New Delhi',
'China': 'Beijing'
};
countryCapital.remove("USA");
print(countryCapital);
}
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Looping Over Element Of Map
You can use any loop in Map to print all keys/values or to perform operations in its keys and values.
void main(){
Map<String, dynamic> book = {
'title': 'Misson Mangal',
'author': 'Kuber Singh',
'page': 233
};
// Loop Through Map
for(MapEntry book in book.entries){
print('Key is ${book.key}, value ${book.value}');
}
}
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Looping In Map Using For Each
In this example, you will see how to use a loop to print all the keys and values in Map.
void main(){
Map<String, dynamic> book = {
'title': 'Misson Mangal',
'author': 'Kuber Singh',
'page': 233
};
// Loop Through For Each
book.forEach((key,value)=> print('Key is $key and value is $value'));
}
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Remove Where In Dart Map
In this example, you will see how to get students whose marks are greater or equal to 32 using where method.
void main() {
Map<String, double> mathMarks = {
"ram": 30,
"mark": 32,
"harry": 88,
"raj": 69,
"john": 15,
};
mathMarks.removeWhere((key, value) => value < 32);
print(mathMarks);
}
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Video
Watch our video on the map in Dart.