Collections.EMPTY_MAP has the following syntax.
public static final Map EMPTY_MAP
In the following code shows how to use Collections.EMPTY_MAP field.
import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Map; /*from www. j a v a 2 s.c o m*/ public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { } public static Map getMy(){ String nullFlag = null; if(nullFlag == null){ return Collections.EMPTY_MAP; } return null; } }