I have a map with "task(s)": ["epochdate1", "epochdate2"]
how can I reverse (invert) this map?
For example
task_1 => [date1, date2, date3, date5]
task_2 => [date4, date5]
task_3 => [date2, date3, date5]
task_4 => [date4, date5]
when reversed it will be
date1 => [task_1]
date2 => [task_1, task_3]
date3 => [task_1, task_3]
date4 => [task_2, task_4]
date5 => [task_1, task_2, task_3, task_4]
Code
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, ArrayList<String>> myMap = new HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>>();
ArrayList<String> t1List = new ArrayList<String>();
t1List.add("date1");
t1List.add("date2");
t1List.add("date3");
t1List.add("date5");
ArrayList<String> t2List = new ArrayList<String>();
t2List.add("date4");
t2List.add("date5");
ArrayList<String> t3List = new ArrayList<String>();
t3List.add("date2");
t3List.add("date3");
t3List.add("date5");
ArrayList<String> t4List = new ArrayList<String>();
t4List.add("date4");
t4List.add("date5");
myMap.put("task_1", t1List);
myMap.put("task_2", t2List);
myMap.put("task_3", t3List);
myMap.put("task_4", t4List);
Map<String, ArrayList<String>> reversedMap = Test.getReversedMap(myMap);
}
Just implement it:
Map<String, ArrayList<String>> getReversedMap(Map<String, ArrayList<String>> myMap){
Map<String, ArrayList<String>> result = new HashMap<>();
for(String key : myMap.keySet()){
for(String val : myMap.get(key)){
if(!result.containsKey(val)){
result.put(val, new ArrayList());
}
result.get(val).add(key);
}
}
return result;
}