How do I create a hash table in Java?

Question

What is the most straightforward way to create a hash table (or associative array...) in Java? My google-fu has turned up a couple examples, but is there a standard way to do t

Answer 1

Also don't forget that both Map and Hashtable are generic in Java 5 and up (as in any other class in the Collections framework).

Map numbers = new HashMap();
numbers.put("one", 1);
numbers.put("two", 2);
numbers.put("three", 3);

Integer one = numbers.get("one");
Assert.assertEquals(1, one);