Map implementation with duplicate keys

Question

I want to have a map with duplicate keys.

I know there are many map implementations (Eclipse shows me about 50), so I bet there must be one that allows this. I know it's easy to write your own map that does this, but I would rather use some existing solution.

Maybe something in commons-collections or google-collections?

Answer 1

I used this:

java.util.List<java.util.Map.Entry<String,Integer>> pairList= new java.util.ArrayList<>();

Answer 2

what about such a MultiMap impl?

public class MultiMap<K, V> extends HashMap<K, Set<V>> {
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
  private Map<K, Set<V>> innerMap = new HashMap<>();

  public Set<V> put(K key, V value) {
    Set<V> valuesOld = this.innerMap.get(key);
    HashSet<V> valuesNewTotal = new HashSet<>();
    if (valuesOld != null) {
      valuesNewTotal.addAll(valuesOld);
    }
    valuesNewTotal.add(value);
    this.innerMap.put(key, valuesNewTotal);
    return valuesOld;
  }

  public void putAll(K key, Set<V> values) {
    for (V value : values) {
      put(key, value);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public Set<V> put(K key, Set<V> value) {
    Set<V> valuesOld = this.innerMap.get(key);
    putAll(key, value);
    return valuesOld;
  }

  @Override
  public void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends Set<V>> mapOfValues) {
    for (Map.Entry<? extends K, ? extends Set<V>> valueEntry : mapOfValues.entrySet()) {
      K key = valueEntry.getKey();
      Set<V> value = valueEntry.getValue();
      putAll(key, value);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public Set<V> putIfAbsent(K key, Set<V> value) {
    Set<V> valueOld = this.innerMap.get(key);
    if (valueOld == null) {
      putAll(key, value);
    }
    return valueOld;
  }

  @Override
  public Set<V> get(Object key) {
    return this.innerMap.get(key);
  }

  @Override
  etc. etc. override all public methods size(), clear() .....

}

Answer 3

If you want iterate about a list of key-value-pairs (as you wrote in the comment), then a List or an array should be better. First combine your keys and values:

public class Pair
{
   public Class1 key;
   public Class2 value;

   public Pair(Class1 key, Class2 value)
   {
      this.key = key;
      this.value = value;
   }

}

Replace Class1 and Class2 with the types you want to use for keys and values.

Now you can put them into an array or a list and iterate over them:

Pair[] pairs = new Pair[10];
...
for (Pair pair : pairs)
{
   ...
}

Answer 4

You could simply pass an array of values for the value in a regular HashMap, thus simulating duplicate keys, and it would be up to you to decide what data to use.

You may also just use a MultiMap, although I do not like the idea of duplicate keys myself.

Answer 5

class  DuplicateMap<K, V> 
{
    enum MapType
    {
        Hash,LinkedHash
    }

    int HashCode = 0;
    Map<Key<K>,V> map = null;

    DuplicateMap()
    {
        map = new HashMap<Key<K>,V>();
    }

    DuplicateMap( MapType maptype )
    {
        if ( maptype == MapType.Hash ) {
            map = new HashMap<Key<K>,V>();
        }
        else if ( maptype == MapType.LinkedHash ) {
            map = new LinkedHashMap<Key<K>,V>();
        }
        else
            map = new HashMap<Key<K>,V>();
    }

    V put( K key, V value  )
    {

        return map.put( new Key<K>( key , HashCode++ ), value );
    }

    void putAll( Map<K, V> map1 )
    {
        Map<Key<K>,V> map2 = new LinkedHashMap<Key<K>,V>();

        for ( Entry<K, V> entry : map1.entrySet() ) {
            map2.put( new Key<K>( entry.getKey() , HashCode++ ), entry.getValue());
        }
        map.putAll(map2);
    }

    Set<Entry<K, V>> entrySet()
    {
        Set<Entry<K, V>> entry = new LinkedHashSet<Map.Entry<K,V>>();
        for ( final Entry<Key<K>, V> entry1 : map.entrySet() ) {
            entry.add( new Entry<K, V>(){
                private K Key = entry1.getKey().Key();
                private V Value = entry1.getValue();

                @Override
                public K getKey() {
                    return Key;
                }

                @Override
                public V getValue() {
                    return Value;
                }

                @Override
                public V setValue(V value) {
                    return null;
                }});
        }

        return entry;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        StringBuilder builder = new  StringBuilder();
        builder.append("{");
        boolean FirstIteration = true;
        for ( Entry<K, V> entry : entrySet() ) {
            builder.append( ( (FirstIteration)? "" : "," ) + ((entry.getKey()==null) ? null :entry.getKey().toString() ) + "=" + ((entry.getValue()==null) ? null :entry.getValue().toString() )  );
            FirstIteration = false;
        }
        builder.append("}");
        return builder.toString();
    }

    class Key<K1>
    {
        K1 Key;
        int HashCode;

        public Key(K1 key, int hashCode) {
            super();
            Key = key;
            HashCode = hashCode;
        }

        public K1 Key() {
            return Key;
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return  Key.toString() ;
        }

        @Override
        public int hashCode() {

            return HashCode;
        }
    }