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Ethereum Cookbook

You're reading from   Ethereum Cookbook Over 100 recipes covering Ethereum-based tokens, games, wallets, smart contracts, protocols, and Dapps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789133998
Length 404 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Manoj P R Manoj P R
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Table of Contents (13) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started 2. Smart Contract Development FREE CHAPTER 3. Interacting with the Contract 4. The Truffle Suite 5. Tokens and ICOs 6. Games and DAOs 7. Advanced Solidity 8. Smart Contract Security 9. Design Decisions 10. Other Protocols and Applications 11. Miscellaneous 12. Other Books You May Enjoy

Deciding between arrays and mappings

Arrays and mappings in solidity are the most commonly used data types to store complex data. There are trade-offs in using one over the other, and each has its own advantages. In this recipe, you will learn about common use cases for arrays and mappings.

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Arrays and mappings are used for a series of objects, all of which are the same size and type. Arrays store data sequentially with an incrementing index, whereas mappings store data as key-value pairs (which can also be seen as hash tables).

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Ethereum Cookbook
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ISBN-13: 9781789133998
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