Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static <K, V> K getFirstKey(Map<K, V> map, V value) { K ret = null; if (map != null && value != null) { for (Map.Entry<K, V> entry : map.entrySet()) { if (value.equals(entry.getValue())) { return entry.getKey(); } } } return ret; } }