===== Maps =====
Maps, also known ad dictionaries in Python, are created using the [[Map|Map]] statement.  They may hold numeric or string data.  Access to specific elements in a map is accomplished by using square brackets along with the string key associated with the element.

You may use the [[arraylength|Array length]] [?] operator or the [[Length|Length]] function.

Internally maps are stores in alphabetic order. You may easily loop through a map using the [[fornext|For Next]] statement.

<code>
map grades

grades['bob'] = 90
grades['mary'] = 96
grades['jimmy'] = 76

total = 0
foreach name in grades
	? name, grades[name]
	total = total + grades[name]
next name

? "the class average is", total/length(grades)
</code>
displays
<code>
bob           90
jimmy         76
mary          96
the class average is        87.3333333333
</code>

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