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# Mapping Types

### Mapping

`mapping` can be used to create a `hashmap` (similar to `dict` in `python`) between 1 `type` to another `type`.

#### Note

When you create a `mapping`, all `keys` exist at the same time. That means:

For example, you create `mapping(address => uint256) addressToValue;`. If you haven't set any `key` and `value` then all `address` that you input will return the default value of `uint256` which is 0.

```solidity
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.20;

contract Mapping {
    // Mapping from address to uint
    mapping(address => uint) public myMap;

    function get(address _addr) public view returns (uint) {
        // Mapping always returns a value.
        // If the value was never set, it will return the default value.
        return myMap[_addr];
    }

    function set(address _addr, uint _i) public {
        // Update the value at this address
        myMap[_addr] = _i;
    }

    function remove(address _addr) public {
        // Reset the value to the default value.
        delete myMap[_addr];
    }
}

contract NestedMapping {
    // Nested mapping (mapping from address to another mapping)
    mapping(address => mapping(uint => bool)) public nested;

    function get(address _addr1, uint _i) public view returns (bool) {
        // You can get values from a nested mapping
        // even when it is not initialized
        return nested[_addr1][_i];
    }

    function set(address _addr1, uint _i, bool _boo) public {
        nested[_addr1][_i] = _boo;
    }

    function remove(address _addr1, uint _i) public {
        delete nested[_addr1][_i];
    }
}
```