How to compare two maps by their values

Question

How to compare two maps by their values? I have two maps containing equal values and want to compare them by their values. Here is an example:

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Answer 1

This question is old, but still relevant.

If you want to compare two maps by their values matching their keys, you can do as follows:

public static  boolean mapEquals(Map leftMap, Map rightMap) {
    if (leftMap == rightMap) return true;
    if (leftMap == null || rightMap == null || leftMap.size() != rightMap.size()) return false;
    for (K key : leftMap.keySet()) {
        V value1 = leftMap.get(key);
        V value2 = rightMap.get(key);
        if (value1 == null && value2 == null)
            continue;
        else if (value1 == null || value2 == null)
            return false;
        if (!value1.equals(value2))
            return false;
    }
    return true;
}