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title: dict.fromList() function
description: >
  `dict.fromList()` creates a dictionary from a list of records with `key` and `value`
  properties.
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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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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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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"]


```