[SOLVED] Associative arrays in shell scripts

Issue

We require a script that simulates associative arrays or map-like data structure for shell scripting. Can anyone let's know how it is done?

Solution

To add to Irfan's answer, here is a shorter and faster version of get() since it requires no iteration over the map contents:

get() {
    mapName=$1; key=$2

    map=${!mapName}
    value="$(echo $map |sed -e "s/.*--${key}=\([^ ]*\).*/\1/" -e 's/:SP:/ /g' )"
}

Answered By - Jerry Penner

Answer Checked By - Marie Seifert (WPSolving Admin)