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AssocArray.javaAPI DocExample3778Mon Apr 06 18:10:24 BST 1998None

AssocArray.java

//: AssocArray.java
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// Simple version of a Dictionary
import java.util.*;

public class AssocArray extends Dictionary {
  private Vector keys = new Vector();
  private Vector values = new Vector();
  public int size() { return keys.size(); }
  public boolean isEmpty() {
    return keys.isEmpty();
  }
  public Object put(Object key, Object value) {
    keys.addElement(key);
    values.addElement(value);
    return key;
  }
  public Object get(Object key) {
    int index = keys.indexOf(key);
    // indexOf() Returns -1 if key not found:
    if(index == -1) return null;
    return values.elementAt(index);
  }
  public Object remove(Object key) {
    int index = keys.indexOf(key);
    if(index == -1) return null;
    keys.removeElementAt(index);
    Object returnval = values.elementAt(index);
    values.removeElementAt(index);
    return returnval;
  }
  public Enumeration keys() {
    return keys.elements();
  }
  public Enumeration elements() {
    return values.elements();
  }
  // Test it:
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    AssocArray aa = new AssocArray();
    for(char c = 'a'; c <= 'z'; c++)
      aa.put(String.valueOf(c),
             String.valueOf(c)
             .toUpperCase());
    char[] ca = { 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u' };
    for(int i = 0; i < ca.length; i++)
      System.out.println("Uppercase: " +
             aa.get(String.valueOf(ca[i])));
  }
} ///:~