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sangm
sangm

Reputation: 81

Array of associative arrays bash

Is there a way to make an array of dictionary like in python for bash?

I want to have to keep track of multiple associative arrays in bash. Is this possible?

I am reading in from a file and each line(separated by a certain character) represents different properties.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 658

Answers (1)

that other guy
that other guy

Reputation: 123650

You can trivially simulate nested associative arrays in flat ones by combining their keys:

declare -A array

set_value() { array[$1:$2]=$3; }
get_value() { echo "${array[$1:$2]}"; }

set_value english name "Name"
set_value fremch name "Nom"

get_value english name

This simple example uses arrayname:keyname as key. If your array or key names can contain colons, you can choose another delimiter, or add appropriate escaping.

Upvotes: 1

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