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dict.fromList() function

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dict.fromList() creates a dictionary from a list of records with key and value properties.

Function type signature
js
(pairs: [{value: B, key: A}]) => [A:B] where A: Comparable

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Parameters

pairs

({{< req >}}) List of records with key and value properties.

Examples

Create a dictionary from a list of records

js
import "dict"

d =
    dict.fromList(
        pairs: [{key: 1, value: "foo"}, {key: 2, value: "bar"}],
    )// Returns [1: "foo", 2: "bar"]