Adds an element to a map of Set s. - Java java.util

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Adds an element to a map of Set s.

Demo Code

/*//from w w  w  .j a va 2 s  . com
 * Copyright 2013 Anton Karmanov
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//package com.java2s;

import java.util.HashSet;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Adds an element to a map of {@link Set}s. If there is no set in the map with the specified key,
     * a new one is put into the map.
     * 
     * @param map the map.
     * @param key the key for looking up a set.
     * @param value the value to be added to the set.
     */
    static <K, V> void addToSetMap(Map<K, Set<V>> map, K key, V value) {
        Set<V> set = map.get(key);
        if (set == null) {
            set = new HashSet<>();
            map.put(key, set);
        }
        set.add(value);
    }
}

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