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public class AssociativeArray<K,V> {
private Object[][] pairs;
private int index;
public AssociativeArray(int length) {
pairs = new Object[length][2];
}
public void put(K key, V value) {
if(index >= pairs.length)
throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException();
pairs[index++] = new Object[]{ key, value };
}
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public V get(K key) {
for(int i = 0; i < index; i++)
if(key.equals(pairs[i][0]))
return (V)pairs[i][1];
return null; // Did not find key
}
public String toString() {
StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
for(int i = 0; i < index; i++) {
result.append(pairs[i][0].toString());
result.append(" : ");
result.append(pairs[i][1].toString());
if(i < index - 1)
result.append("\n");
}
return result.toString();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
AssociativeArray<String,String> map =
new AssociativeArray<String,String>(6);
map.put("sky", "blue");
map.put("grass", "green");
map.put("ocean", "dancing");
map.put("tree", "tall");
map.put("earth", "brown");
map.put("sun", "warm");
try {
map.put("extra", "object"); // Past the end
} catch(ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
print("Too many objects!");
}
print(map);
print(map.get("ocean"));
}
}