Java Map Invert invertMap(Map map)

Description

Inverts the supplied map returning a new HashMap such that the keys of the input are swapped with the values.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
map	the map to invert, may not be null

Exception

Parameter	Description
NullPointerException	if the map is null

Return

a new HashMap containing the inverted data

Declaration

public static Map invertMap(Map map) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from w ww .j a v a2  s  . c om
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 *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 */

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

public class Main {
    /**
     * Inverts the supplied map returning a new HashMap such that the keys of
     * the input are swapped with the values.
     * <p>
     * This operation assumes that the inverse mapping is well defined.
     * If the input map had multiple entries with the same value mapped to
     * different keys, the returned map will map one of those keys to the 
     * value, but the exact key which will be mapped is undefined.
     *
     * @param map  the map to invert, may not be null
     * @return a new HashMap containing the inverted data
     * @throws NullPointerException if the map is null
     */
    public static Map invertMap(Map map) {
        Map out = new HashMap(map.size());
        for (Iterator it = map.entrySet().iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
            Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) it.next();
            out.put(entry.getValue(), entry.getKey());
        }
        return out;
    }
}

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