Here you can find the source of getKeyByEntry(Hashtable t, Object value)
public static final Object getKeyByEntry(Hashtable t, Object value)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w .j av a 2 s . c o m * Copyright 2009 Hiena Mp3 Player http://code.google.com/p/hiena-mp3-player/ * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.*; public class Main { /** * returns a value. */ public static final Object getKeyByEntry(Hashtable t, Object value) { Object key; for (Enumeration e = t.keys(); e.hasMoreElements();) { key = e.nextElement(); if (value.equals(t.get(key))) { return key; } } return null; } }