m := make(map[string]int) m["k1"] = 7 m["k2"] = 13 fmt.Println(m) // => map[k1:7 k2:13] v1 := m["k1"] fmt.Println(v1) // => 7 fmt.Println(len(m)) // => 2 delete(m, "k2") fmt.Println(m) // => map[k1:7] _, prs := m["k2"] fmt.Println(prs) // => false n := map[string]int{"foo": 1, "bar": 2} fmt.Println(n) // => map[bar:2 foo:1]