HashMap usage

[vasavi.singh]

hi,

I have a doubt in HashMap usage. I am having a program in which HashMap is declared and few elements are added to it and based on the key it is giving the value stored in that key. While compiling it is giving the error at the declaration of HashMap. I referred complete reference as well as in net also. The syntax specified in in references is same as What syntax used in the program. But it is giving that ": is expected".

can u tell me how to declare a HashMap in a program.

<code>
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

public final class TestHashMap
{
public static void main( String[] args )
{
HashMap<String, String> h = new HashMap<String, String>(149,0.75f);

h.put( "WA", "Washington" );
h.put( "NY", "New York" );
h.put( "RI", "Rhode Island" );
h.put( "BC", "British Columbia" );

String stateName = h.get( "NY" );

System.out.println( stateName );

System.out.println( "enumerate all the keys in the HashMap" );
}

}
</code>

[pbrockway2]

That code looks OK - perhaps you could give the exact compiler message and say which line it is referring to.

[vasavi.singh]

TestHashMap.java:11: error: ':' expected.
HashMap<String, String> h = new HashMap<String, String>(149,0.75f);
^
1 error

at the point of declaration it is giving the error.

[CJSLMAN]

That code compiles and runs fine (from DOS command prompt).

Luck,
CJSL

[emceenugget]

a colon is expected? i've never seen that before.