Java Map create from List using the index as key
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.List; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { List<String> aList = new ArrayList<String>(); aList.add("CSS"); aList.add("HTML"); //from w w w . jav a 2s . c o m Map<Integer, String> aMap = new HashMap<Integer, String>(); for (int i = 0; i < aList.size(); i++) { aMap.put(i + 1, aList.get(i)); } System.out.println(aMap.toString()); } }