Java tutorial
import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Random; class Counter { int i = 1; public String toString() { return Integer.toString(i); } } public class MainClass { private static Random rand = new Random(); public static void main(String[] args) { Map hm = new HashMap(); for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) { // Produce a number between 0 and 20: Integer r = new Integer(rand.nextInt(20)); if (hm.containsKey(r)) ((Counter) hm.get(r)).i++; else hm.put(r, new Counter()); } System.out.println(hm); } }