Dictionary

Dictionary type.

Description

Dictionary type. Associative container which contains values referenced by unique keys. Dictionary are composed of pairs of keys (which must be unique) and values. You can define a dictionary by placing a comma separated list of key: value pairs in curly braces {}.

Erasing elements while iterating over them is not supported.

Creating a dictionary:

var my_dir = {} # Creates an empty dictionary.
var points_dir = {"White": 50, "Yellow": 75, "Orange": 100}
var my_dir = {
    key1: value1,
    key2: value2,
    key3: value3,
}

You can access values of a dictionary by referencing appropriate key in above example points_dir["White"] would return value of 50.

export(String, "White", "Yellow", "Orange") var my_color
var points_dir = {"White": 50, "Yellow": 75, "Orange": 100}

func _ready():
    var points = points_dir[my_color]

In the above code points will be assigned the value that is paired with the appropriate color selected in my_color.

Dictionaries can contain more complex data:

my_dir = {"First Array": [1, 2, 3, 4]} # Assigns an Array to a String key.

To add a key to an existing dictionary, access it like an existing key and assign to it:

var points_dir = {"White": 50, "Yellow": 75, "Orange": 100}
var points_dir["Blue"] = 150 # Add "Blue" as a key and assign 150 as its value.

Finally, dictionaries can contain different types of keys and values in the same dictionary:

var my_dir = {"String Key": 5, 4: [1, 2, 3], 7: "Hello"} # This is a valid dictionary.

Note: Unlike :ref:`Array<class_Array>`s you can't compare dictionaries directly:

array1 = [1, 2, 3]
array2 = [1, 2, 3]

func compare_arrays():
    print(array1 == array2) # Will print true.

dir1 = {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}
dir2 = {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}

func compare_dictionaries():
    print(dir1 == dir2) # Will NOT print true.

You need to first calculate the dictionary's hash with :ref:`hash<class_Dictionary_method_hash>` before you can compare them:

dir1 = {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}
dir2 = {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}

func compare_dictionaries():
    print(dir1.hash() == dir2.hash()) # Will print true.

Tutorials

• #dictionary in :doc:`../getting_started/scripting/gdscript/gdscript_basics`

Methods

Method Descriptions

• void clear ( )

Clear the dictionary, removing all key/value pairs.

• :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` duplicate ( :ref:`bool<class_bool>` deep=false )

Creates a copy of the dictionary, and returns it.

• :ref:`bool<class_bool>` empty ( )

Returns true if the dictionary is empty.

• :ref:`bool<class_bool>` erase ( :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` key )

Erase a dictionary key/value pair by key. Returns true if the given key was present in the dictionary, false otherwise. Does not erase elements while iterating over the dictionary.

• :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` get ( :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` key, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` default=null )

Returns the current value for the specified key in the Dictionary. If the key does not exist, the method returns the value of the optional default argument, or null if it is omitted.

• :ref:`bool<class_bool>` has ( :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` key )

Returns true if the dictionary has a given key.

• :ref:`bool<class_bool>` has_all ( :ref:`Array<class_Array>` keys )

Returns true if the dictionary has all of the keys in the given array.

• :ref:`int<class_int>` hash ( )

Returns a hashed integer value representing the dictionary contents. This can be used to compare dictionaries by value:

var dict1 = {0: 10}
var dict2 = {0: 10}
# The line below prints `true`, whereas it would have printed `false` if both variables were compared directly.
print(dict1.hash() == dict2.hash())

• :ref:`Array<class_Array>` keys ( )

Returns the list of keys in the Dictionary.

• :ref:`int<class_int>` size ( )

Returns the size of the dictionary (in pairs).

• :ref:`Array<class_Array>` values ( )

Returns the list of values in the Dictionary.