// MapTest.java
// Using a HashMap to store the number of words that
// begin with a given letter

// Java core packages
import java.util.*;

public class MapTest {
   private static String names[] = { "one", "two", "three",
      "four", "five", "six", "seven", "two", "ten", "four" };

   // build a HashMap and output contents
   public MapTest()
   {
      HashMap map = new HashMap();
      Integer i;

      for ( int count = 0; count < names.length; count++ ) {
         i = ( Integer ) map.get( 
            new Character( names[ count ].charAt( 0 ) ) );

         // if key is not in map then give it value one
         // otherwise increment its value by 1
         if ( i == null )
            map.put( 
               new Character( names[ count ].charAt( 0 ) ),
               new Integer( 1 ) );
         else
            map.put( 
               new Character( names[ count ].charAt( 0 ) ),
               new Integer( i.intValue() + 1 ) );
      }

      System.out.println( 
         "\nnumber of words beginning with each letter:    " );
      printMap( map );
   }

   // output map contents
   public void printMap( Map mapRef )
   {
      System.out.println( mapRef.toString() );
      System.out.println( "size: " + mapRef.size() );
      System.out.println( "isEmpty: " + mapRef.isEmpty() );  
   }                     
                               
   // execute application
   public static void main( String args[] )
   {
      new MapTest();
   }                     
                      
}  // end class MapTest


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