docs-v2/content/flux/v0/stdlib/dict/get.md

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dict.get() function	`dict.get()` returns the value of a specified key in a dictionary or a default value if the key does not exist.	flux_v0_ref name parent identifier dict.get dict dict/get	101

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

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

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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

import "dict"

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

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