Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.Collections; import java.util.LinkedHashMap; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; public class Main { /** * Combines two lists into map, using first list as keys and second as values * * @param keys List used as keys * @param values List used as values * @param <K> Type of values in keys list * @param <V> Type of values in values list * @return {@link LinkedHashMap} */ public static <K, V> Map<K, V> combineLists(List<? extends K> keys, List<? extends V> values) { if (keys.size() != values.size()) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot combine lists with dissimilar sizes"); } if (keys.isEmpty() && values.isEmpty()) { return Collections.emptyMap(); } int size = values.size(); Map<K, V> map = new LinkedHashMap<>(size); for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) { map.put(keys.get(i), values.get(i)); } return map; } }