Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.Map; public class Main { /** * Get a key from a map based on value * @param map * @param value * @param <T> * @param <E> * @return */ public static <T, E> T getKeyByValue(Map<T, E> map, E value) { for (Map.Entry<T, E> entry : map.entrySet()) { if (value.equals(entry.getValue())) { return entry.getKey(); } } return null; } }