find the largest value in a map in go

To find the largest value in a map in Go, you need to iterate through the map and compare the values. Here's an example function that takes a map of integers and returns the largest value:

main.go
func findLargestValue(m map[string]int) int {
    var largestValue int
    
    for _, value := range m {
        if value > largestValue {
            largestValue = value
        }
    }
    
    return largestValue
}
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Here's how to use this function:

main.go
func main() {
    myMap := map[string]int{
        "a": 1,
        "b": 10,
        "c": 5,
    }
    
    largestValue := findLargestValue(myMap)
    
    fmt.Println(largestValue) // Output: 10
}
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In this example, we create a map of integers and pass it to the findLargestValue function. The function iterates through the map and compares the values to find the largest value, which is returned. The output of this example is 10, which is the largest value in the map.

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