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# get\_all\_maps

Generates a dictionary of all the [MaciDataObj's](/docs/maci/object.md) currently mapped parent and child attribute name references, and returns a dict representation of the maps. This method currently has no parameters.

Useful if it is desired to view or reference all currently mapped attribute names.

{% hint style="info" %}
data.get\_all\_maps()  ->  dict\[str, dict\[str, Any]
{% endhint %}

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*Basic Example of getting a dict of all the currently mapped attribute names of the* [*MaciDataObj*](/docs/maci/object.md)

```python
dict_data = data.get_all_maps()
```

In this example, we simply use the get\_all\_maps method on the [MaciDataObj](/docs/maci/object.md) to get a generated copy of the currently mapped parent and child attribute name references, currently held inside the maci object, as a dictionary, and assign the returned dict data to a variable.

Each map has its own dedicated key name. Examples below show empty maps and maps with a basic reference.

*Example output of empty maps showing dedicated key names*

```python
{'parent_maps': {}, 'child_maps': {}}
```

*Example output of maps with basic references*

```python
{'parent_maps': {'attr1': {'attr2': 'attr1'}}, 'child_maps': {'attr2': 'attr1'}}
```

Parent maps will have their own parent key name matching its attribute name with a value to all child maps referencing the parent attribute name.

Child maps will have their own child key name matching its attribute name with a value to the parent attribute name they are referencing. <br>

For more information on the mapping concept, see [Map Assignment Glyph](https://docs.macilib.org/docs/maci/language/v1.0.0#map-assignment-glyph) in the language section and [map\_attr](/docs/maci/object/methods/map_attr.md).

### partner methods

Methods that provide related utility to this method

[map\_attr](/docs/maci/object/methods/map_attr.md)  ->  Map an attribute name\
[unmap\_attr](/docs/maci/object/methods/unmap_attr.md)  ->  Unmap an attribute name