In processing, is there a way to have a dictionary with multiple types (e.g. String, int, float, etc) I can’t seem to find if there is or not in the docu, the best I’ve found is single type ones like a float dict, int dict, etc Many thanks

[image] Mixed Datatype Arrays Beginners The only way in pure Java is to go w/ datatype Object . However, in order to read each element from such container, we need to (cast) each element back to its actual datatype. Which of course is not very practical; and therefore, not …

As @GoToLoop indicated, a HashMap with values of type Object will do this. It is often a bad idea – most often, wanting to do this indicates a problem with the design – but not always. If all you need to do in the end is print your object then no casting is required. If you plan to operate on your …

Multiple Type Dictionaries

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