LinkedList as value in a hashTable Map

i have to read from a File and store it in a HashTable with the key as String and Value as Linked list.

my example
HashTable<String,LinkedList<String>>r = new HashTable<String,LinkedList<String>>();

when i use the code

r.put("some String", ??);

what do i place at "??"

and what code do i use to display the output

when i use the code
LinkedList<String> list = new LinkedList<String>();
list.addLast("String");
then
r.put("some String", list);

and try to display the entries i get the output as
some string --> LinkedList@3443

can you please suggest me any method or code to help me place a linkedlist into a hashtable value....

I think your code is placing the linkedlist in the hashtable. The following shows that it is working:

Quote:

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display the entries i get the output as some string --> LinkedList@3443

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The LinkeList class does not have a toString method that creates a display for its contents so it uses the Object class's default toString method which give the classname followed by @ followed by the hashcode.
To get a prettier display, you will need to write it.

EDIT:
The above appears to be wrong!

I just ran your code and got:
System.out.println(r); // {some String=[String]}

How are you displaying the contents of the Hashtable?

im using a for loop

for (Entry<String, LinkedList<String>> ee: r.entries())
System.out.println(ee.getKey() + " ==> " + ee.getValue());

sorry im using m3 as my hashtable

What is m3?
What package is the class Entry in?