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Expand Up @@ -115,10 +115,6 @@ scripting API.
| ``RBMap`` | ``std::map`` | Uses a `red-black tree <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-black_tree>`__ |
| | | for faster access. |
+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ``VMap`` | ``std::flat_map`` | Uses copy-on-write (COW) semantics. |
| | | This means it's generally slower but can be copied around almost for free. |
| | | The performance benefits of ``VMap`` aren't established, so prefer using other types. |
+------------------------+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ``Dictionary`` 📜 | ``std::unordered_map`` | Keys and values can be of any Variant type. No static typing is imposed. |
| | | Uses shared reference counting, similar to ``std::shared_ptr``. |
| | | Preserves insertion order. Uses ``HashMap<Variant>`` internally. |
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