Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Vector; public class Main { public static <K1, K2, V> Map<K2, V> mapGetOrCreateVector(Vector<Map<K2, V>> vectorOfMaps, int index) { Map<K2, V> m = vectorOfMaps.elementAt(index); if (null == m) { m = newMap(); vectorOfMaps.add(index, m); } return m; } public static <K, V> Map<K, V> newMap() { return new HashMap<K, V>(); } public static <K, V> Map<K, V> newMap(int initCap) { return new HashMap<K, V>(initCap); } }