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Huseyn Guliyev
2,603 PointsArrays and Dictionaries
I know this is not the right place to ask, but I am going to do it anyway. What is the difference between an array and a dictionary?
1 Answer

Jhoan Arango
13,603 PointsThis is the right place to ask...
An array stores values of the same type in order. A dictionary also stores values but with a key on them, this is called a key value pair, and they are not ordered in a particular way.
Examples:
// Array
let numbers: [Int] = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
// To get a value from the array,
// we use the index where the value is at.
// If we want the first value we use "0"
let one = numbers[0]
print(one) // This will print the number 1
// Dictionary
let numbersDictionary: [String: Int] = ["one" : 1, "two" : 2, "three": 3]
// To get a value from the dictionary,
// we use the key for the value.
let three = numbersDictionary["three"]!
print(three) // this will print the number 3
Huseyn Guliyev
2,603 PointsHuseyn Guliyev
2,603 PointsThank you very much!