How do you create a dictionary in Java? [closed]

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I am trying to implement a dictionary (as in the physical book). I have a list of words and their meanings.

What data structure / type does Java provide to store a list of words and their meanings as key/value pairs.

How, given a key, can I find and return the value?

回答1:

You'll want a Map<String, String>. Classes that implement the Map interface include (but are not limited to):

• HashMap
• LinkedHashMap
• Hashtable

Each is designed/optimized for certain situations (go to their respective docs for more info). HashMap is probably the most common; the go-to default.

For example (using a HashMap):

Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
map.put("dog", "type of animal");
System.out.println(map.get("dog"));

type of animal

回答2:

This creates dictionary of text (string):

Map<String, String> dictionary = new HashMap<String, String>();

you then use it as a:

dictionary.put("key", "value");
String value = dictionary.get("key");

Works but gives an error you need to keep the constructor class same as the declaration class. I know it inherits from the parent class but, unfortunately it gives an error on runtime.

Map<String, String> dictionary = new Map<String, String>();

This works properly.

回答3:

Use Map interface and an implementation like HashMap

回答4:

There's an Abstract Class Dictionary

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Dictionary.html

However this requires implementation.

Java gives us a nice implementation called a Hashtable

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Hashtable.html

来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13543457/how-do-you-create-a-dictionary-in-java