HashMap

[Venkat Kanneganti]

Hi,
i need your help regarding following program.
import java.util.HashMap;
class A {
public static void main(String[] args) {
HashMap<String,Object) map= new HashMap<String,Object>;
map.put("mode","create");
if(map.get("mode").equals("create")) {
System.out.println("ok");//it is executing
}
String mode=map.get("get");//gives compilation error
}
}
here it is comparing Object with String and give 'true' but while assigning,
it gives compilation error why?
anybody help me.

[Ben Souther]

You have a typo in your code:

 
HashMap<String,Object) map= new HashMap<String,Object>;
//-------------------^

Should be '>'

[Venkat Kanneganti]

Hi,
by mistaken i typed like that,but that is
HashMap<String,Object> map=new HashMap<String,Object>();
while comparing with equals(),it works
but when i am assigning it not works.
can you help me?

[Ravikanth kolli]

Hi,
Object is a super class of Class String.
We can have a string object stored in an object reference variable but when we try the other way round it gives a "type mismatch" compilation error.

As in inheritance we can have a subclass object stored in a super class reference variable but the other way gives an error.

Hope this helps.

[Venkat Kanneganti]

Hi Ravi,
this not about storing,
map.get("mode").equals("create")
here by using map.get("mode") we wil get Object,this is compared with String 'create'
using equals(),it gives true.
but while assigning to String it gives compilation error,why?

[Ravikanth kolli]

hi
Even now i think it is the same thing that i talked about previously.
String.equals(Object), is the syntax for the equals method of string.

So the string "create" that is returned from the hashmap is an object, so it works fine with that. But when it comes to the assignment we are trying to load an Object object into a string reference variable. Thus we get the compilation error.

I think i am right in this one? am I?
[ March 14, 2008: Message edited by: Ravikanth kolli ]

[sara adrem]

Its related to the use of Generics as well. You have restricted the value part of your map to Object class.

So map.get("..") returns an Object.

An Object can't be assigned to a String without explicit casting. Compilation should fail here.


String.equals(...) expects an Object as parameter. So it works without problems.

[Venkat Kanneganti]

Thank You to all for your Responses
Regards
Venkat