Merge values in map kotlin

Question

I need merge maps mapA andmapB with pairs of \"name\" - \"phone number\" into the final map, sticking together the values for duplicate keys, separated

Answer 1

Another approach:

val mapA = mapOf("Emergency" to "112", "Fire department" to "101", "Police" to "102")
val mapB = mapOf("Emergency" to "911", "Police" to "102")

val result = mapA.toMutableMap()
mapB.forEach {
    var value = result[it.key]
    value = if (value == null || value == it.value) it.value else value + ", ${it.value}"
    result[it.key] = value
}

Or using infix extension function:

infix fun Map.mergeWith(anotherMap: Map): Map {
    val result = this.toMutableMap()
    anotherMap.forEach {
        var value = result[it.key]
        value = if (value == null || value == it.value) it.value else value + ", ${it.value}"
        result[it.key] = value
    }
    return result
}

val result = mapA mergeWith mapB