NSDictionary/NSMutableDictionary
A dictionary is a collection of key-value pairs. The key is typically a string, and the value can be any sort of object. Dictionaries are indexed by key: you provide a key and get back the value (an object) associated with that particular key. Keys in a dictionary are unique and a dictionary’s key-value pairs are not kept in any particular order.
Like arrays and sets, dictionaries can be mutable (NSMutableDictionary) or immutable (NSDictionary).
Like NSArray, NSDictionary has a shorthand you can use when creating an immutable dictionary.
The dictionary literal syntax is formed with the @ symbol and curly braces. Within the curly braces, you provide a comma-delimited list of the key-value pairs and ...
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