diff --git a/extras/AssociativeContainers/map.hpp b/extras/AssociativeContainers/map.hpp
index ff947fe..8c6b591 100644
--- a/extras/AssociativeContainers/map.hpp
+++ b/extras/AssociativeContainers/map.hpp
@@ -20,22 +20,24 @@ class Map
     std::map<K, V> map;
 
 public: // msvc mangles public and private static fields differently so need for public
-    static Map<K,V>* make()             { return new Map<K, V>(); }
+    static Map<K,V>* make()                 { return new Map<K, V>(); }
 
-    size_t size()                       { return this->map.size(); }
+    size_t size()                           { return this->map.size(); }
 
-    V& operator[] (K const& key)        { return this->map[key]; }
+    V& operator[] (K const& key)            { return this->map[key]; }
 
-    V& at(K const& key)                 { return this->map.at(key); }
+    V& at(K const& key)                     { return this->map.at(key); }
 
-    bool empty() const noexcept         { return this->map.empty(); }
+    bool empty() const noexcept             { return this->map.empty(); }
 
-    size_t max_size() const             { return this->map.max_size(); }
+    size_t max_size() const                 { return this->map.max_size(); }
 
-    void clear() noexcept               { this->map.clear(); }
+    void clear() noexcept                   { this->map.clear(); }
 
-    size_t count(K const& key ) const   { return this->map.count(key); }
+    size_t count(K const& key ) const       { return this->map.count(key); }
 
-    bool contains(K const& key ) const  { return this->map.contains(key);}
+    bool contains(K const& key ) const      { return this->map.contains(key);}
+
+    void swap( Map* other) noexcept         { this->map.swap(other->map); } // swap with the function parameter's map
 
 };
diff --git a/extras/test.cpp b/extras/test.cpp
index 00302b0..ba928ac 100644
--- a/extras/test.cpp
+++ b/extras/test.cpp
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ template std::size_t stdcpp::test::cppSizeOf<std::vector<int> >();
 template class std::set<int>;
 template std::size_t stdcpp::test::cppSizeOf<std::set<int> >();
 
-template class Map<int, char>;
+template class Map<int, char>;
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diff --git a/source/stdcpp/map.d b/source/stdcpp/map.d
index 24f2df3..8395b55 100644
--- a/source/stdcpp/map.d
+++ b/source/stdcpp/map.d
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ module stdcpp.map;
     {
         return this.contains(key);
     }
+    ///
+    void swap( Map* other) nothrow;
  }
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diff --git a/source/stdcpp/test/map.d b/source/stdcpp/test/map.d
index a6add12..243dbac 100644
--- a/source/stdcpp/test/map.d
+++ b/source/stdcpp/test/map.d
@@ -25,4 +25,14 @@ unittest
     assert(mymap.size == 0);
     assert(mymap.empty == 1);
     assert(mymap.count(1) == 0); // container cleared
+    /* utilities to use to test after a swap */
+    mymap.opIndex(2) = 'b';
+    mymap.opIndex(3) = 'c';
+
+    /* testing for swap*/
+    auto mymap2 = Map!(int, char).make();
+    mymap2.swap(mymap);
+    assert(mymap2.size == 2);
+    assert(mymap2.at(2) == 'b');
+    assert(mymap2.at(3) == 'c'); // swap works!
 }