How to check if a map contains a key in Go?

Checking for a particular key from a map variable is a rather common task which can be done using the below pseudo-code

mapvalue, ok := mapvariable[searchKey]

mapvalue gets the value of the key associated in that map

ok get a boolean value of true or false based on the availability of the searchkey in the map

if ok {
	fmt.Println("Map value is " + mapvalue)
} else {
	fmt.Println("Map key not found in the list")
}

Check the live code below for a shortcut using if condition :)

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