Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; /* * Copyright (C) 2010-2015 FBReader.ORG Limited <contact@fbreader.org> * * 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 2 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, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA * 02110-1301, USA. */ import java.util.*; public class Main { private static Map<Object, Object> createMap(Object... keysAndValues) { switch (keysAndValues.length) { case 0: return Collections.emptyMap(); case 2: return Collections.singletonMap(keysAndValues[0], keysAndValues[1]); } if (keysAndValues.length % 2 == 1) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Odd number of createMap arguments"); } final Map<Object, Object> map = new HashMap<Object, Object>(); for (int i = 0; i < keysAndValues.length; i += 2) { map.put(keysAndValues[i], keysAndValues[i + 1]); } return map; } }