toolbox.dao
Class IgnoreKeyCaseMap

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap<K,V>
      java.util.HashMap
          toolbox.dao.IgnoreKeyCaseMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map

public class IgnoreKeyCaseMap
extends java.util.HashMap

Conveniece class to retrieve values from a HashMap using case insensitive keys.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry<K,V>, java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<K,V>

Constructor Summary

IgnoreKeyCaseMap()
Default constructor

IgnoreKeyCaseMap(int capacity)
Construct a new Map with the given capacity.

IgnoreKeyCaseMap(java.util.Map m)
Construct a new map with the mappings of the given map.

Method Summary

boolean	containsKey(java.lang.Object key) Returns true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key ignoring the key case.
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object key) Return a value from this map ignoring the key case.
java.lang.Object	put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map ignoring the key case.
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.Object key) Removes the mapping for this key from this map if it is present ignoring the key case.

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clear, clone, containsValue, entrySet, isEmpty, keySet, putAll, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

IgnoreKeyCaseMap

public IgnoreKeyCaseMap()

Default constructor

IgnoreKeyCaseMap

public IgnoreKeyCaseMap(int capacity)

Construct a new Map with the given capacity.

Parameters:

capacity - Initial Map capacity

IgnoreKeyCaseMap

public IgnoreKeyCaseMap(java.util.Map m)

Construct a new map with the mappings of the given map.

Parameters:

m - Map whose mappings must be placed in this map.

Method Detail

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)

Return a value from this map ignoring the key case.

Specified by:

get in interface java.util.Map

Overrides:

get in class java.util.HashMap

Parameters:

key - Object containing key.

Returns:

Object containing value or null if no value exists.

put

public java.lang.Object put(java.lang.Object key,
                            java.lang.Object value)

Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map ignoring the key case.

Specified by:

put in interface java.util.Map

Overrides:

put in class java.util.HashMap

Parameters:

key - String containing key to associate value with.

value - Object containing value.

Returns:

Object previous value associated with key or null.

remove

public java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.Object key)

Removes the mapping for this key from this map if it is present ignoring the key case.

Specified by:

remove in interface java.util.Map

Overrides:

remove in class java.util.HashMap

Parameters:

key - Key whose mapping will be removed.

Returns:

Previous value associated with key.

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(java.lang.Object key)

Returns true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key ignoring the key case.

Specified by:

containsKey in interface java.util.Map

Overrides:

containsKey in class java.util.HashMap

Parameters:

key - key whose presence in this map is to be tested.

Returns:

boolean indicating the existence of the key in this map.