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public class SlowMap<K,V> extends AbstractMap<K,V> {
private List<K> keys = new ArrayList<K>();
private List<V> values = new ArrayList<V>();
public V put(K key, V value) {
V oldValue = get(key); // The old value or null
if(!keys.contains(key)) {
keys.add(key);
values.add(value);
} else
values.set(keys.indexOf(key), value);
return oldValue;
}
public V get(Object key) { // key is type Object, not K
if(!keys.contains(key))
return null;
return values.get(keys.indexOf(key));
}
public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet() {
Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> set= new HashSet<Map.Entry<K,V>>();
Iterator<K> ki = keys.iterator();
Iterator<V> vi = values.iterator();
while(ki.hasNext())
set.add(new MapEntry<K,V>(ki.next(), vi.next()));
return set;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SlowMap<String,String> m= new SlowMap<String,String>();
m.putAll(Countries.capitals(15));
System.out.println(m);
System.out.println(m.get("BULGARIA"));
System.out.println(m.entrySet());
}
}
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public class MapEntry<K,V> implements Map.Entry<K,V> {
private K key;
private V value;
public MapEntry(K key, V value) {
this.key = key;
this.value = value;
}
public K getKey() { return key; }
public V getValue() { return value; }
public V setValue(V v) {
V result = value;
value = v;
return result;
}

public int hashCode() {

return (key==null ? 0 : key.hashCode()) ^
(value==null ? 0 : value.hashCode());
}
public boolean equals(Object o) {
if(!(o instanceof MapEntry)) return false;
MapEntry me = (MapEntry)o;
return
(key == null ?
me.getKey() == null : key.equals(me.getKey())) &&
(value == null ?
me.getValue()== null : value.equals(me.getValue()));
}
public String toString() { return key + "=" + value; }
}