Converting string to Map<Integer,String> in java 8

Question

Can someone please guide me on how to achieve the below using Java 8. I don't know how to get that counter as the key

String str = "abcd";

Map<Integer,String> map = new HashMap<>();

String[] strings = str.split("");

int count =0;
for(String s:strings){
    map.put(count++, s);// I want the counter as the key
}

Answer 1

You can use IntStream to get this thing done. Use the integer value as the key, and the relevant value in the string array at that index as the value of the map.

Map<Integer, String> counterToStr = IntStream.range(0, strings.length)
    .boxed()
    .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), i -> strings[i]));

Another alternative that obviates the need of split would be,

Map<Integer, String> counterToStr = IntStream.range(0, strings.length)
    .boxed()
    .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), i -> str.charAt(i) + "")); 

Answer 2

You can write like

    String str = "abcd";
    Map<Integer, Character> map = IntStream.range(0, str.length()).boxed()
        .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), pos -> str.charAt(pos)));

No need to split the String with String[] strings = str.split(""); A simple one-liner.

Answer 3

You can do it without the counter as:

String str = "abcd";
Map<Integer,String> map = new HashMap<>();
String[] strings = str.split("");
for(int i=0;i<strings.length;i++) {
    map.put(i, strings[i]);
}
map.forEach((k,v)->System.out.println(k+" "+v));

Another way around, credit @Holger

for(String s: strings) {
     map.put(map.size(), s);
 }