Split string into key-value pairs

Question

I have a string like this:

pet:cat::car:honda::location:Japan::food:sushi

Now : indicates key-value pairs while ::

Answer 1

Try this code - see the comments for an explanation:

HashMap hmap = new HashMap<>();
String str="abc:1::xyz:2::jkl:3";
String straraay[]= str.split("::?");

for(int i=0;i