Here you can find the source of toMap(Object... pairs)
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <K, V> Map<K, V> toMap(Object... pairs)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . j a v a2 s . c om * * 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.Map; public class Main { @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <K, V> Map<K, V> toMap(Object... pairs) { Map<K, V> ret = new java.util.HashMap<K, V>(); if (pairs == null || pairs.length == 0) return ret; if (pairs.length % 2 != 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Map pairs can not be odd number."); } int len = pairs.length / 2; for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) { ret.put((K) pairs[2 * i], (V) pairs[2 * i + 1]); } return ret; } }