Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static Map<String, String> split(final List<String> list, final String separator) { if (list == null) { return null; } final Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>(); if (list == null || list.size() == 0) { return map; } for (final String item : list) { final int index = item.indexOf(separator); if (index == -1) { map.put(item, ""); } else { map.put(item.substring(0, index), item.substring(index + 1)); } } return map; } }