Java Map Create buildMap(String... keyValuePairs)

Description

Builds a map of key/value pairs.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
keyValuePairs	array containing the key value pairs in the way {key, value, key, value, ...}

Declaration

public static Map<String, String> buildMap(String... keyValuePairs) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  w w  w.  j a  va2  s .c  o  m
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 */

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Builds a map of key/value pairs.
     * @param keyValuePairs array containing the key value pairs in the way {key, value, key, value, ...}
     * @return
     */
    public static Map<String, String> buildMap(String... keyValuePairs) {
        if (keyValuePairs.length % 2 != 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("keyValuePairs array not dividable by 2 (key + value)");
        Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
        for (int i = 0; i < keyValuePairs.length; i += 2) {
            map.put(keyValuePairs[i], keyValuePairs[i + 1]);
        }
        return map;
    }
}

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