Java initialize map with keys from set

Question

In java, can you initialize a new map's keyset based on the values of an existing set?

Something like:

Set<String> setOfStrings = getSetFromSomeOtherFuntion();

Map<String, Boolean> map = new Hashmap<>(setOfStrings);

If that's possible, then I would presume the value for each entry in the map is null, which is ok, but even better would be if a default value could be set (for example, false if it's Boolean).

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 16 '20 at 21:55

7

You can use stream with Collectors.toMap like so:

Map<String, Boolean> map = setOfStrings.stream()
        .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), v -> false));

answered Dec 16 '20 at 21:55

Youcef LAIDANI

55,661
15
90
140

spongebob · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-18T06:56:13.713

7

Map<K, V> map = new HashMap<>();

setOfStrings.forEach(e -> map.put(e, false));

edited Dec 18 '20 at 06:56

answered Dec 16 '20 at 21:56

spongebob

8,370
15
50
83

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 16 '20 at 21:58

If you have to do it in the constructor, you could do something like this:

Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>();
set.add("Key1");
set.add("Key2");
set.add("Key3");

Map<String, Boolean> map = new HashMap<String, Boolean>() {
    {
        set.forEach(str -> put(str, false));
    }
};

System.out.println(map);

Output:

{Key2=false, Key1=false, Key3=false}

However, this method is a little dirty and honestly unnecessary. You might want to see Efficiency of Java "Double Brace Initialization"?

Java initialize map with keys from set

3 Answers3