Re: Initializing a Map in an Interface?
Rhino wrote:
Is it possible to do a full-on assignment of specific values to a
HashMap in an interface? If so, how?
I'd like to create a HashMap that has a key that is a String and a
value that is a Color. The HashMap would contain a substantial number
of these entries.
I'm trying to figure out how to write the initialization but am
confusing myself with respect to brackets, braces, commas, etc.
Defining it as an Object[][] is easy enough:
public static final Object[][] EIGHT_BIT_COLORS = {
{"Black", new Color(0,0,0)},
{"Obscure Gray", new Color(51, 51, 51)},
{"Dark Gray", new Color(102, 102, 102)},
{"Light Gray", new Color(153, 153, 153)},
{"Pale Gray", new Color(204, 204, 204)},
{"White", new Color(255, 255,255)}
};
How could I write the definition if I want the Object[][] to be a
HashMap <String, Color>?
I'm guessing that defining the Map/HashMap explicitly like this isn't
possible and that I have to initialize it with code like this:
Map<Color, String> colorsToNamesMap = new HashMap<Color,
String>();
for (int ix=0; ix<EIGHT_BIT_COLORS.length; ix++) {
colorsToNamesMap.put((Color)EIGHT_BIT_COLORS[ix][1],
(String)EIGHT_BIT_COLORS[ix][0]);
}
which means I can't define the Map in an interface because this sort
of code can't appear in an Interface, only a Class.
Doing it is easy enough:
public interface HasMap
{
Map m = Initter.makeMap();
class Initter
{
public static Map makeMap()
{
...
}
}
}
What I can't figure out is how this kind of thing belongs in an interface.
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