Hashmap holding different data types as values for instance Integer, String and Object

Question

I need to create a hashmap with key as integer and it should hold multiple values of different data types. For example if the key is msg id and the values are

1. message of type string
2. timestamp of type time
3. count of type integer
4. version of type integer

Then how to store the values of different data type with a single key into the hashmap?

Answer 1

If you don't have Your own Data Class, then you can design your map as follows

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

Here don't forget to use "instanceof" operator while retrieving the values from MAP.

If you have your own Data class then then you can design your map as follows

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

import java.util.Date; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Set;   public class HashMapTest { public static void main(String[] args) {     Map<Integer,Demo> map=new HashMap<Integer, Demo>();     Demo d1= new Demo(1,"hi",new Date(),1,1);     Demo d2= new Demo(2,"this",new Date(),2,1);     Demo d3= new Demo(3,"is",new Date(),3,1);     Demo d4= new Demo(4,"mytest",new Date(),4,1);     //adding values to map     map.put(d1.getKey(), d1);     map.put(d2.getKey(), d2);     map.put(d3.getKey(), d3);     map.put(d4.getKey(), d4);     //retrieving values from map     Set<Integer> keySet= map.keySet();     for(int i:keySet){         System.out.println(map.get(i));     }     //searching key on map     System.out.println(map.containsKey(d1.getKey()));     //searching value on map     System.out.println(map.containsValue(d1)); }  } class Demo{     private int key;     private String message;     private Date time;     private int count;     private int version;      public Demo(int key,String message, Date time, int count, int version){         this.key=key;         this.message = message;         this.time = time;         this.count = count;         this.version = version;     }     public String getMessage() {         return message;     }     public Date getTime() {         return time;     }     public int getCount() {         return count;     }     public int getVersion() {         return version;     }     public int getKey() {         return key;     }     @Override     public String toString() {         return "Demo [message=" + message + ", time=" + time                 + ", count=" + count + ", version=" + version + "]";     }  }