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title: dict.get() function
description: >
  `dict.get()` returns the value of a specified key in a dictionary or a default value
  if the key does not exist.
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`dict.get()` returns the value of a specified key in a dictionary or a default value
if the key does not exist.



##### Function type signature

```js
(default: A, dict: [B:A], key: B) => A where B: Comparable
```

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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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## Parameters

### dict
({{< req >}})
Dictionary to return a value from.



### key
({{< req >}})
Key to return from the dictionary.



### default
({{< req >}})
Default value to return if the key does not exist in the
dictionary. Must be the same type as values in the dictionary.




## Examples

### Return a property of a dictionary

```js
import "dict"

d = [1: "foo", 2: "bar"]

dict.get(dict: d, key: 1, default: "")// Returns "foo"


```