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[Map]

[Map] creates a map data type with each of the name/value parameters of the tag as the initial elements of the map. The names and values of each name/value parameter can be of any data type.

  • Syntax
  • Parameters
[Map: 'Map Names'='Map_Values']

[Variable: 'VariableName'=(Map: 'Map Names'='Map_Values')]
Required Parameters
Map Names and Values The name/value parameters of the [Map] tag are copied as the starting elements of the map.
Examples

To create a map from integers to days of the week:

Use the [Map] tag with name/value pairs for each of the names of the days of the week as parameters. The following example stores a map which maps integers to the names of the days of the week in a variable named DaysOfTheWeek.

[Variable: 'DaysofTheWeek'=(Map: 0='Sunday', 1='Monday',
  2='Tuesday', 3='Wednesday', 4='Thursday', 5='Friday', 6='Saturday')]
Tag Link [Map] Category Data Type
Type Substitution Data Source Any
Support Preferred Version 5.0
Output Type Map Security None
Implementation Sets Lasso 5.0

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