How to collect Stream> into Map> using java 8?

Question

I have a stream of Map that I want to collect into a single Map>. Does anybody have a suggesti

Answer 1

First you need to flatten your stream of maps into a stream of map entries. Then, use Collectors.groupingBy along with Collectors.mapping:

Map> result = streamOfMaps
    .flatMap(map -> map.entrySet().stream())
    .collect(Collectors.groupingBy(
        Map.Entry::getKey, 
        Collectors.mapping(Map.Entry::getValue, Collectors.toList())));