Help with hashes...

[Rue Fi]

I want to create hashes in Java the same way its done in Perl. I checked out the java API docs but in the java.util I see HashMap, HashSet, and HashTable.
I googled for a quick explanation of how to use these but no help there either.

If anyone can clear up hashes in Java for me or post a helpful link I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

You want to use HashMap. There are no hash literals as there are in scripting languages like Perl, Python, or Ruby; you have to use explicit method calls. In Java 5:

import java.util.*;
...
Map<String, String> myHash = new HashMap<String, String>();
myHash.put("A", "a");
myHash.put("B", "b");
myHash.put("C", "c");

String myLowerCaseLetter = myHash.get(myUpperCaseLetter);

[ EJFH: Added Garrett's corrections ]
[ July 13, 2006: Message edited by: Ernest Friedman-Hill ]

[Garrett Rowe]

Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
You want to use HashMap. There are no hash literals as there are in scripting languages like Perl, Python, or Ruby; you have to use explicit method calls. In Java 5:

import java.util.*;
...
Map<String> myHash = new HashMap<String>();
myHash.put("A", "a");
myHash.put("B", "b");
myHash.put("C", "c");

String myLowerCaseLetter = myHash.get(myUpperCaseLetter);

I feel out of place correcting EFH on this one, but it should be:

Map<String, String> myHash = new HashMap<String, String>();
myHash.put("A", "a");
//...
[ July 13, 2006: Message edited by: Garrett Rowe ]

[Ernest Friedman-Hill]

Originally posted by Garrett Rowe:


I feel out of place correcting EFH on this one

Never hesitate, especially if my post shows before 7AM Ranch time...

[Rue Fi]

Thank you very much !