get string value from HashMap depending on key name

Question

I have a HashMap with various keys and values, how can I get one value out?

I have a key in the map called my_code, it should contain a str

Answer 1

An important point to be noted here is that if your key is an object of user-defined class in java then make it a point to override the equals method. Because the HashMap.get(Object key) method uses the equals method for matching the key value. If you do not override the equals method then it will try to find the value simply based on the reference of the key and not the actual value of key in which case it will always return a null.