Port Java HashMap functionality to JavaScript. Quick and easy to pickup with the familiar syntax from Java.
- Replicated HashMap syntax from Java
- Simple and easy to use
- Switch between HashMaps and Objects
Using npm:
$ npm install -g npm
$ npm install java-hashmap
In Node.js:
const HashMap = require("java-hashmap");
The HashMap package returns a class, you can use this class to create a HashMap. For example, here is one of character colors:
const HashMap = require("hashmap");
var characterColors = new HashMap();
There isn't much use to a HashMap if you can't even deal with the information in it, so let's look at that.
To add data to the HashMap, use the .put()
method. It takes two parameters, the key and the value.
characterColors.put("Sonic", "blue");
characterColors.put("Mario", "red");
characterColors.put("Ryu", "white");
To remove data from the HashMap, use the .remove()
method. It takes one parameter, the key.
characterColors.remove("Sonic");
characterColors.remove("Mario");
characterColors.remove("Ryu");
To clear all the data from the HashMap, use the .clear()
method.
characterColors.clear();
The ability to modify data is no good if you can't even read it. So, there are a lot of methods with HashMaps for reading data.
To get a value by it's associated key, use the .get()
method. It takes one parameter, the key.
characterColors.get("Sonic");
characterColors.get("Mario");
characterColors.get("Ryu");
To get all the data in the form of two Arrays, use the .get()
method without supplying any parameters.
characterColors.get();
To get all the keys, use the .keySet()
method.
characterColors.keySet();
To get all the values, use the .values()
method.
characterColors.values();
To get all the size of the HashMap, use the .size()
method.
characterColors.size();
Sometimes it's useful to generate a HashMap from an Object or an Array, to do so use the .generate()
method.
const characterColors = new HashMap();
//With one Object
characterColors.generate({
Sonic: "blue",
Mario: "red",
Ryu: "white"
});
/*["Sonic", "Mario", "Ryu"]
["blue", "red", "white"]*/
//With two Arrays
characterColors.generate(
["Sonic", "Mario", "Ryu"],
["blue", "red", "white"]);
/*["Sonic", "Mario", "Ryu"]
["blue", "red", "white"]*/
//With one Array
characterColors.generate(["Sonic", "Mario", "Ryu"]);
/*[0, 1, 2], ["Sonic", "Mario", "Ryu"]*/