/** * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc. * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA */ package org.makersoft.core.collect; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.LinkedHashMap; import java.util.Map; /** * Helper methods related to {@link Map}s. * * @author maxr@google.com (Max Ross) */ public class Maps { private Maps() { } /** * Construct a new {@link HashMap}, taking advantage of type inference to * avoid specifying the type on the rhs. */ public static <K, V> HashMap<K, V> newHashMap() { return new HashMap<K, V>(); } /** * Construct a new {@link LinkedHashMap}, taking advantage of type inference * to avoid specifying the type on the rhs. */ public static <K, V> LinkedHashMap<K, V> newLinkedHashMap() { return new LinkedHashMap<K, V>(); } }