Here you can find the source of copy(Map
public static <K, V> void copy(Map<K, V> master, Map<? super K, ? super V> copy)
//package com.java2s; /**// ww w .j av a 2s. c o m * Copyright (c) 2000-2012 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved. * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) * any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more * details. */ import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static <K, V> void copy(Map<K, V> master, Map<? super K, ? super V> copy) { copy.clear(); merge(master, copy); } public static <K, V> void merge(Map<K, V> master, Map<? super K, ? super V> copy) { copy.putAll(master); } }