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Idiom #113 Iterate over map entries, ordered by values

Print each key k with its value x from an associative array mymap, in ascending order of x.
Multiple entries may exist for the same value x.

import "fmt"
import "sort"
type entry struct {
	key   string
	value int
}

entries := make([]entry, 0, len(mymap))
for k, x := range mymap {
	entries = append(entries, entry{key: k, value: x})
}
sort.Slice(entries, func(i, j int) bool {
	return entries[i].value < entries[j].value
})

for _, e := range entries {
	fmt.Println("Key =", e.key, ", Value =", e.value)
}

Using sort.Slice incurs slightly less boilerplate than sort.Sort.
import "fmt"
import "sort"
type entry struct {
	key   string
	value int
}

type entries []entry
func (list entries) Len() int { return len(list) }
func (list entries) Less(i, j int) bool { return list[i].value < list[j].value }
func (list entries) Swap(i, j int) { list[i], list[j] = list[j], list[i] }

entries := make(entries, 0, len(mymap))
for k, x := range mymap {
	entries = append(entries, entry{key: k, values: x})
}
sort.Sort(entries)

for _, e := range entries {
	fmt.Println("Key =", e.key, ", Value =", e.value)
}

Define custom types entry and entries.
Then create a flat list of entries, and sort it.
for_each(begin(mymap), end(mymap),
    [&s](const auto& kv) { s.insert(kv.second); });

Using a std::multiset<>

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