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1. Java Collection - Unique Key and Unique Value    stackoverflow.com

I need a collection that can lookup a value based on the key and vice versa. For every value there is one key and for every key there is one value. ...

2. mapping with key codes    stackoverflow.com

how can i map ASCII values to appropriate key codes....?

3. How can I see what exactly contains a proprieties variable?    stackoverflow.com

I'm pretty new to Java, so don't kill me :)

 FileInputStream files = new FileInputStream(path);
Properties  prop = new Properties();
        try {
   ...

4. Java swap two keys in a Map    stackoverflow.com

Welcome. I have a generic void method swap that takes a Map and 2 keys. The method will swap the values associated with the keys in the Map. I already checked that ...

5. Java's WeakHashMap and caching: Why is it referencing the keys, not the values?    stackoverflow.com

Java's WeakHashMap is often cited as being useful for caching. It seems odd though that its weak references are defined in terms of the map's keys, not its values. ...

6. OutOfMemoryErrors even after using WeakReference's for keys and values    stackoverflow.com

Below is a small test I've coded to educate myself on references API. I thought this would never throw OOME but it is throwing it. I am unable to figure out ...

7. Using key and values in collections    stackoverflow.com

Is there any way to make a key for searching the values in the collections and not returning null keys and values?

8. How to use Sets as keys in Java Maps    stackoverflow.com

I have a Map that uses a Set for the key type, like this:

Map<Set<Thing>, Val> map;
When I query map.containsKey(myBunchOfThings), it returns false, and I don't understand why. I can iterate through ...

9. Is using the Class instance as a Map key a best practice?    stackoverflow.com

I have read somewhere that using the class instances as below is not a good idea as they might cause memory leaks. Can someone tell me if if that is a ...

10. Faster way to find out the key for given value from Map?    stackoverflow.com

I want to find out the key for given value from HashMap, currently I have to go through all keys and check its value in map, is there a faster way? ...

11. How to check for key in a Map irrespective of the case?    stackoverflow.com

I want to know whether a particular key is present in a HashMap, so i am using containsKey(key) method. But it is case sensitive ie it does not returns true if ...

12. Java - How to create new Entry (key ,value)    stackoverflow.com

I'd like to create new item that similarly to Util.Map.Entry
i.e. that will already contain the structure key,value
The problem is that I can't use Map.Entry itself because apperently it's a ...

13. SortedMap with multiple fields for keys and values    stackoverflow.com

I need to have a sortedMap with these fields for each key [srcAddr, dstAddr, srcPort, dstPort, protocol] (this is corresponding to a flow) then this key contains a list of values each containing ...

14. Get values for keys within a range in Java    stackoverflow.com

Suppose I have a map in Java which looks like this:

{ 
 39:"39 to 41",
 41:"41 to 43",
 43:"43 to 45",
 45:">=45"
}
If the keys are in sorted order(either using treemap or ...

15. Collection with multiple values in key    stackoverflow.com

I'm looking for a Collection type data structure to implement the following. Say I have a class like this:

class Person() {

    String homeTown;   // key
  ...

16. Map: How to get all keys associated with a value?    stackoverflow.com

Given a Map, how do I look up all keys associated with a particular value? For example:

Map<Integer, Integer> map = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
map.put(1, 5);
map.put(2, 2);
map.put(3, 5);
Collection<Integer> keys = map.values(5); // should return ...

17. When should I create a class for a Map key?    stackoverflow.com

I'm using Java 6. Suppose I have a class which I would like to save its instances into a map. Later on I would like to retrieve instances using only the "key ...

18. How to swap two keys in a map    stackoverflow.com

Is there a way to swap two keys in a map in Java? ex. for list there is Collections.swap(ArrayList,1,2);

19. Traverse transitive keys in Map    stackoverflow.com

I have Map<String, String> which contains elements like: {“a”=”b”, “b”=”c”, “c”=”d”, “z”=”y”, …}. I need a method:

List<String> getTransitiveKeys(String startKey);// assuming the map is visible somehow as `map`
When getTransitiveKeys(“a”) is called, it will ...

20. how to get keys in Map with same sequence as they were inserted    stackoverflow.com

I'm trying to put some key values in Map and trying to retrieve them in same sequence as they were inserted. For example below is my code

import java.util.*;
import java.util.Map.Entry;

public class HashMaptoArrayExample ...

21. Java maps, going from values to keys    stackoverflow.com

Is there any way to get a key associated with a known value in a map? Normally you know the key and you want to get the value, but I want ...

22. how to get unordered key value pair    stackoverflow.com

The problem is that ; I am retrieving a key value data object pair from database it is like

(select * from xyz ORDER BY letter DESC)

3 z,
2 y,
1 x
And Im putting ...

23. composite keys in map    stackoverflow.com

Hello I cannot find any info on what I need to do to make two keys seems equal. That is, i need to provide a custom compare method that will be ...

24. Iterating through the union of several Java Map key sets efficiently    stackoverflow.com

In one of my Java 6 projects I have an array of LinkedHashMap instances as input to a method which has to iterate through all keys (i.e. through the ...

25. Is there a kind of map that optimize for *sequences of keys* that have the same value?    stackoverflow.com

If you are mapping Java shorts to a few immutable objects, and it is often the case that a consecutive sequence of short keys (neighbors) map to the same value, ...

26. Multiple Keys to Single Value Map Java    stackoverflow.com

I think my question is similar to this one: How to implement a Map with multiple keys? but with an important difference. In that question (if my understanding of it ...

27. what java collection that provides multiple values for the same key    stackoverflow.com

what type of java collection that returns multiple values for the same key? example, I want to return 301,302,303 for key 300.

28. In Java, what precautions should be taken when using a Set as a key in a Map?    stackoverflow.com

I'm not sure what are prevailing opinions about using dynamic objects such as Sets as keys in Maps. I know that typical Map implementations (for example, HashMap) use a hashcode to decide ...

29. Java: How to merge the keys of two maps?    stackoverflow.com

I am working in Java, and have declared two maps as follow:

private Map<MyCustomClass, Integer> map1, map2;
map1 = new HashMap<MyCustomClass, Integer>();
map2 = new HashMap<MyCustomClass, Integer>();

//adding some key value pair into map1
//adding some ...

30. How to force the JVM to clear all WeakReferences / keys of a WeakHashMap    stackoverflow.com

Is there a way to force the jvm that it should clear all WeakReferences (or all keys of a WeakHashMap) if they aren't referenced by regular references anymore? Triggering a garbage collection ...

31. Windows: Cancel WOW6432Node mapping of registry keys when running reg command from 32-bit Java    stackoverflow.com

I tried making registry changes by running WScript that runs reg, but it still gets re-routed to WOW6432Node. Is there a way I can get either a WScript or CMD script (or ...

32. key in java - priority queue    stackoverflow.com

I am trying to learn java and I am stumped by this example- I can't find what the key is

public class OrderedArrayMaxPQ<Key extends Comparable<Key>> {
    private Key[] pq; ...

33. Java Map class that can contains two or more keys for one value    stackoverflow.com

I'm looking for a Java Map Class that can contains two or more keys for one value. It almost like MultiKeyMap in apache common collections, but it can use ...

34. Java Map Matching Key    stackoverflow.com

i am facing a problem which is: I have map containing string and string. When i print that map i can see that there is a key "0-8166-3835-7". But when i ...

35. Will a WeakHashMap's entry be collected if the value contains the only strong reference to the key?    stackoverflow.com

I need to associate some data with a key for its lifetime, so I am using a WeakHashMap. However, in addition I need to get a key by its corresponding value. ...

36. Double Join Key Map, possible?    bytes.com

I'm in need of a map with two "joint" or "combined" integer keys pointing to a value (an object). map[K1,K2] = myObject What I have to do now is combine the ...

37. Weak keys in WeakHashMap    coderanch.com

I'm trying to understand how WeakHashMap helps in plugging memory leaks. Mostly one would use a String instance as the key. 1 String key = new String("foo"); 2 BigStuff value = new BigStuff(1212); 3 Map map = new WeakHashMap(); 4 map.put(key, valu e); So having a weak key would mean that sooner or later, the variable key will be weakly reachable ...

38. Map that doesn't allow overwriting existing keys    coderanch.com

Not in the standard libraries, as far as I know. A quick and hopefully-not-too-dirty solution is:public class NonoverwritingMap extends HashMap { public Object put(Object key, Object value) { if (containsKey(key)) throw new IllegalStateException("key already set: " + key); return super.put(key, value); } } It would probably be nicer to instead make this a decorator that could wrap any Map. A quick ...

39. Retrieval of Key through Values in a Map.    coderanch.com

Hi All, I am doing a simple application in which I am using a LinkedHashMap implementation of Map to store and pairs. and i am implementing two kinds of search searchByName() and searchByNumber(); while searching by Name i can easily retrieve the results where as while searching through the number there is no direct way to do that according ...

40. Get keys on the basis of values in any Collection    coderanch.com

Hi, Is there any way to get keys on the basis of values in any Collection. Actually my collection looks like this - Service1 Start Service2 Stop Service3 Start Service4 Start Service5 Stop Now I want to get all keys whose values are 'Stop' in a sorted manner. Please give any idea or if any other way .. Thanks in advance. ...

41. remove key from Map    coderanch.com

You cannot remove from a collection (list/set) or map while you are iterating over it. Instead, you will need to actually use the iterator itself, and loose the advantage of the enhanced for loop: for (Iterator i = myMap.keySet().iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) { String o = i.next(); if (!myMap.get(o)) // use auto unboxing :wink: { i.remove(); System.out.println("key with False-Value "+ o); } ...

42. Collections problem - reference by index and key?    coderanch.com

Hi all, I am trying to implement a UserList class which should provide the caller with the following functions (among others): Get a User by userId. Get a User by index in the list. Allow for sorting based on userId or name and move elements up and down in the list(using Comparator or something similar). I am having trouble picking the ...

43. What collection api to use for mapping a pair of keys to a value?    coderanch.com

I have a requirement where I need to fetch data from database Once I fetch it I also need to insert it into a map(a hashmap) for later retrieval. For a query on only one filter let's say "id" this approach is alright. I can easily fetch data filtered on "id" and then store it into hashmap where key value pair ...

44. For good programming, In the Hasp Map programming, what value given to Key. As I know I can put any    coderanch.com

But be careful that you don't change the results of hashCode by changing some field, or your key cannot be found again with get(). Once you add an object to a hash map its hashCode should never change. If it needs to, remove the object from the map first, then change the object, then add it again. For example: Date date ...

45. Map having same keys ...    coderanch.com

If you want to associate multiple values with a single key in a map, then you need to put those values in to a List and then associate that list with the key. When you want to add a value to the map, you first check if the key already exists. If it does you retrieve the List and add the ...

46. [Information] Map with multiple keys    coderanch.com

47. Modifying PriorityQueue keys while in queue    coderanch.com

Is it acceptable to modify the keys of PriorityQueue elements while they are in the queue? That is, can I do something like this: import java.util.*; public class Queue { public static int[] d; static Comparator cmp = new Comparator() { public int compare(Integer a, Integer b) { if(d[a] <= d[b]) return -1; else return 1; } }; public static void ...

48. Collection with 3 keys    coderanch.com

Hello, I am looking for a collection where I could save 3 keys and data. Key1_1, Key2_1, Key3_1, data1_1, data2_1, data3_1 Key1_2, Key2_2, Key3_2, data1_2, data2_2, data3_2 Key1_3, Key2_3, Key3_3, data1_3, data2_3, data3_3 Key1_4, Key2_4, Key3_4, data1_4, data2_4, data3_4 Which collection would suit for it or maybe have I take apache commons collection? Thank you in advance. Best regards,

49. Delete key from value in maps    coderanch.com

Hi to all! Well I' facing the following problem I have two maps(ConcurrentHashMaps),and i want to delete a key based on a specific value from the first map, and with the same key, I want to delete the equal entry, if there is one, on the other map. I try the following code but I think is wrong. Please help: Set

50. Which is faster way to check if a map has a particular key or not?    coderanch.com

Hi, If I want to check if a map has a particular key or not. I could think of following two ways to do so. 1. Map.containsKey(KEY) 2. value = Map.get(KEY) and then check if value == null. I think using Map.containsKey() would be faster. But I am not sure of the reason for that. Anybody could throw some light on ...

51. Is it possible to insert a new key value pair at a position in a Map?    coderanch.com

Hi, I have some key value pairs. I want to store the same inside a map. But there is a requirement that I need to insert a new key value pair at a position i.e. may be between the first and the second key value pair. Currently I iterate over this and store into a temporary Map and then store after ...

52. How to implemnt dupplicate key map...    coderanch.com

53. Using incomplete key to get a value from map.    coderanch.com

I have a problem where I have a lookup table of about 1,000,000 key/value pairs, and the ids that I have to find are not always exactly complete. Easier to show in an example: IDs ---------- ABCD EFGH IJKL 1234 Lookup Table ---------------- Key/ Value -----/ ------------ ABCD:ILK/ Val1 EI:1234 / Val2 cIJKL:39D9/ Val3 One thing I tried was to nix ...

54. Naming convention for Map>    coderanch.com

Personally, I'd just write a class encapsulating the values, and have a collection of those. List or Set as appropriate, or Map if you wanted to be able to lookup on a unique attribute. Edit: having thought about the original question a bit more, if I was going to use that approach I'd probably use something like "nameToAgeToEmailMap".

55. Having multiple keys map to a single value    forums.oracle.com

I would like to know if there is a way, for instance in a Hastable or maybe some other data structure, to have more than one key that all map to the same value in the table. For instance, I have a Hashtable of keys containing strings of URL values, each one mapping to an object which contains specific methods and ...

56. map multiple keys to a single value?    forums.oracle.com

Hi all, I am reading "Objects first with Java"(third edition) and I am kind of stack on page 145. I am given a little project called techsupport system which simply gets the user input from the terminal window, splits it at the spaces adds the words to a HashSet and passes it to another class which iterates trough the collection. During ...

57. How update map key value?    forums.oracle.com

58. Constucting a Map with constant key values    forums.oracle.com

Hi all I have some key values lited in a property file, and i will get the pairs from the database. So can any one suggest how to go with? Becaz i feel its not of reading the same value every time deom the property file? Also whats the best wat keeping these things in the proprty file as of now ...

59. How to Map one key to multiple values    forums.oracle.com

Hello Everyone Let's say I have a System. to access this system, one needs a username and a password. Now i have a Hashtable that maps passwords to their usernames. Now what if i want to store the Firstname and lastname of the person, in case he/she forgets the password or username? Is there a way to associate a key (Password) ...

60. map - i seem to be doing something wrong    forums.oracle.com

63. Get a particular key from a Map    forums.oracle.com

64. Getting the key values from Map    forums.oracle.com

java.util.Map.keySet will give you a java.util.Set holding the keys of the Map. With that, you can create a java.util.List, passing it the set in the constructor. Then you can sort the list. Then with the sorted list you can get the values. Alternatively, you could use Map.entrySet() to get a set of the key/value pairs (instances of Map.Entry) in the map, ...

65. Is there a Collection class that allows a key and two values?    forums.oracle.com

Hi all Ideally I would like a Collection implemenentation that allows two values for each key rather than just a key/value pair. Does anyone know how I can do this? For example if the key was someone's passport number, value 1 would be their name and value 2 would be their age. If not I guess I will have to represent ...

66. Java 7 WatchService: Key Always Invalid when Using Mapped Drive    forums.oracle.com

return; } for (WatchEvent event: key.pollEvents()) { WatchEvent.Kind kind = event.kind(); //This key is registered only for ENTRY_CREATE events, //but an OVERFLOW event can occur regardless if events are //lost or discarded. if (kind == StandardWatchEventKind.OVERFLOW) { continue; } if( kind == StandardWatchEventKind.ENTRY_CREATE) { WatchEvent ev = (WatchEvent)event; Path filename = ev.context(); Path child = dir.resolve(filename); System.out.println(); } else if(kind == ...

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