Maps

A map in God is a data structure that has an analogue in practically every programming language; Lua tables, Python dictionaries, Perl hash slices, (Type/Java)script objects, Lisp and Scheme association lists, and Java HashMaps just to name a few.

The commonality is the structure of an identifier which is assigned a group of fields. Fields can be seen as key-value pairs in an abstract sense.

In God specifically, they are delimited by opening and closing "curly" braces ({ }). When they are used as just a field, they must be use a termination operator; when used as an element, only any fields within it will require termination.

me = {
    name = "Will";
    age = 26;
    married = false;
    favorite-songs = [
        { artist = "Slint"; title = "Nosferatu Man"; }
        { artist = "OutKast"; title = "Hey Ya!"; }
    ];
    best-friend = {
        name = "Floyd";
        age = 29;
        married = true;
        favorite-songs = [
            { artist = "Tool"; title = "Lateralus"; }
            { artist = "Deafheaven"; title = "Dream House"; }
        ];
    };
};

Any type of field is allowed within a map, so long as it follows any necessary rules of field termination.

me = {
    name = "Will";
    age = 26;
    age = 27; # 27 will 'overwrite' the previous value
};