Rust map Examples - Dot Net Perls

map ExamplesUse the map function to transform elements in an iterator. Create the HashMap as a map collection.

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Collections. The other use of "map" refers to a dictionary collection. In Rust, we have both kinds of map, but the dictionary is called a HashMap.

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Map function. In this example we use the iter() function to get an iterator from an array. We then invoke the map() function to uppercase all strings.

Part 1 We call iter() to get an iterator from the animals array. We pass a lambda to map(), and make each string uppercase.

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Part 2 We use a for-loop over the result of map() to loop over the strings, and print them to the console. All strings are now uppercase.

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fn main() { let animals = ["bird", "frog", "cat"]; // Part 1: use iter() map to uppercase all strings. let result = animals.iter().map(|value| value.to_uppercase()); // Part 2: loop over strings and print them. for animal in result { println!("MAP: {}", animal); } }

MAP: BIRD MAP: FROG MAP: CAT

Map collection. A "map" is a dictionary as well. Here we create a HashMap, and use that as our map. The HashMap stores optional values, and we can unwrap them.

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Tip Try using the match() construct in Rust to unwrap values returned by get() on a HashMap.

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use std::collections::HashMap; fn main() { // Create HashMap to map keys to values. let mut codes = HashMap::new(); codes.insert("abc", 1); codes.insert("def", 2); // Access value with get function. println!("{:?}", codes.get("abc")); }

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A summary. How can we use various types of map() functionality in Rust? The answer is clear. We can use iter() and map() to translate elements, and a HashMap for an associative array.

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