Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.util.*; import java.util.function.Function; import java.util.stream.Collectors; public class Main { public static <K, V> Map<K, V> asMap(Function<V, K> keySuppler, V... values) { return asMap(keySuppler, Arrays.asList(values)); } public static <K, V> Map<K, V> asMap(Function<V, K> keySuppler, Collection<V> values) { Map<K, V> map = new HashMap<>(); values.stream().forEach(v -> map.put(keySuppler.apply(v), v)); return map; } public static <K, V> Map<K, V> asMap(Object... pairs) { if (pairs.length % 2 != 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("parm count not even: %d", pairs.length)); } Map<K, V> map = new HashMap<>(); for (int i = 0; i < pairs.length; i += 2) { map.put((K) pairs[i], (V) pairs[i + 1]); } return map; } public static <T> List<T> asList(T... values) { return Arrays.stream(values).collect(Collectors.toList()); } }