Maps.java

/*
* Copyright (C) 2007 The Android Open Source Project
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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/*
 * Imported from android iosched2011 project:
 * https://github.com/underhilllabs/iosched2011/blob/master/android/src/com/google/android/apps/iosched/util/Maps.java
 */
package org.ohmage.db.utils;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;

/**
* Provides static methods for creating mutable {@code Maps} instances easily.
*/
public class Maps {
    /**
* Creates a {@code HashMap} instance.
*
* @return a newly-created, initially-empty {@code HashMap}
*/
    public static <K, V> HashMap<K, V> newHashMap() {
        return new HashMap<K, V>();
    }

    /**
* Creates a {@code LinkedHashMap} instance.
*
* @return a newly-created, initially-empty {@code HashMap}
*/
    public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> newLinkedHashMap() {
        return new LinkedHashMap<K, V>();
    }
}