2016 Update

Task/Associative-array-Creation/Elixir/associative-array-creation.elixir

@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 defmodule RC do
-  def dict_create(dict_impl \\ Map) do
-    d = dict_impl.new                   #=> creates an empty Dict
-    d1 = Dict.put(d,:foo,1)
-    d2 = Dict.put(d1,:bar,2)
-    print_vals(d2)
-    print_vals(Dict.put(d2,:foo,3))
+  def test_create do
+    IO.puts "< create Map.new >"
+    m = Map.new                   #=> creates an empty Map
+    m1 = Map.put(m,:foo,1)
+    m2 = Map.put(m1,:bar,2)
+    print_vals(m2)
+    print_vals(%{m2 | foo: 3})
   end
 
-  defp print_vals(d) do
-    IO.inspect d
-    Enum.each(d, fn {k,v} -> IO.puts "#{k}: #{v}" end)
+  defp print_vals(m) do
+    IO.inspect m
+    Enum.each(m, fn {k,v} -> IO.puts "#{inspect k} => #{v}" end)
   end
 end
 
-IO.puts "< create Map.new >"
-RC.dict_create
-IO.puts "\n< create HashDict.new >"
-RC.dict_create(HashDict)
+RC.test_create