Java tutorial
import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Hashtable; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static void main(String[] s) { //object hash table Hashtable<String, String> table = new Hashtable<String, String>(); // populate the table table.put("key1", "value1"); table.put("key2", "value2"); table.put("key3", "from java2s.com"); System.out.println("Initial collection: " + table); // create unmodifiable map Map<String, String> m = Collections.unmodifiableMap(table); // try to modify the collection m.put("key3", "value3"); } }