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+// Copyright (c) 2012-2018 Ugorji Nwoke. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT license found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build !go1.9
+
+package codec
+
+import "reflect"
+
+func makeMapReflect(t reflect.Type, size int) reflect.Value {
+ return reflect.MakeMap(t)
+}