Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /** * Copyright (C) 2012 Just Do One More * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static <K, T> List<T> getOrPutAndGetList(Map<K, List<T>> map, K key) { List<T> list = map.get(key); if (list == null) { list = new ArrayList<T>(); map.put(key, list); } return list; } }