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Idiom #329 Read value in a map

Assign to v the value stored in the map m for the key k.

Explain what happens if there is no entry for k in m.

local v=m[k]

v will be nil if there's no index k in m.
var v = m[k];

If no entry, throw an exception; use TryGetValue or GetValueOrDefault instead.
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local v=m[k]
var v = m[k];
v, ok := m[k]
v := m[k]
v = m.get(k);
v = m.get(k);
m.getOrDefault(k, null);
Type
  TMap = specialize TFPGMap<TKey, TData>;

var
  m: TMap;

...
  if not m.TryGetData(k,v) then ;
$v = $m{$k};
$v = $m{$k} // 'foobar';
v = m[k]
v = m.get(k)
v = m.get(k, "default value")
v = m[k]