Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static Map<String, String> toStringMap(final String... pairs) { final Map<String, String> parameters = new HashMap<String, String>(); if (pairs.length > 0) { if (pairs.length % 2 != 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("pairs must be even."); } for (int i = 0; i < pairs.length; i = i + 2) { parameters.put(pairs[i], pairs[i + 1]); } } return parameters; } }