Java tutorial
/* Output: Virginia, New York, Massachusetts * */ import java.util.TreeMap; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) { TreeMap map = new TreeMap(); map.put("Virginia", "Richmond"); map.put("Massachusetts", "Boston"); map.put("New York", "Albany"); map.put("Maryland", "Annapolis"); if (!map.isEmpty()) { Object last = map.lastKey(); boolean first = true; do { if (!first) { System.out.print(", "); } System.out.print(last); last = map.headMap(last).lastKey(); first = false; } while (last != map.firstKey()); System.out.println(); } } }