Assignment to entry in nil map

Why does this program panic?

var m map[string]float64 m["pi"] = 3.1416

panic: assignment to entry in nil map 

Answer

You have to initialize the map using the make function (or a map literal) before you can add any elements:

m := make(map[string]float64) m["pi"] = 3.1416

See Maps explained for more about maps.

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