HashMap Help

[digitol97]

Hello. I need find a way to retrieve data members from an object. The object is stored as a value in a hash map. Is this even possible?
I've seen examples online which store the <key, value> in the form hm.put(someKey, "someValue") both of which are objects of course, but I've never seen objects which contain data members been put as values in a hashmap.

so basically

import java.util.*;

public Person
{
    String name;
    int age;

    public Person()
    {
        name = "john doe";
        age = 99;
    }

    public Person(String Name, int Age)
    {
        name = Name;
        age = Age;
    }
    public static void main(String args[])
    {
        Person myPerson = new Person();
        HashMap myMap = new HashMap();

        myMap.put("1", myPerson); //is this valid?

        Set set = myMap.entrySet();
        Iterator iter = set.iterator();

        while(iter.hasNext())
        {
           Map.Entry hashMap = (Map.Entry)iter.next();
           System.out.println(hashMap.getKey() + ". " + hashMap.getValue());
        }
   }
}

My question is: how do I get the data members from the object that is stored as a value in the hash map?

Thanks

[Fubarable]

If you're using Java 1.5 or higher, then you should use a generic HashMap<Person> not a plain HashMap as well as a generic Set and Iterator. Then the object returned by the iterator will be a Person object. Otherwise you'll need to cast the object returned as a Person object.

[crikey]

You need to parameterize the HashMap (Generics).

HashMap<Integer,Person> myMap = new HashMap<Integer,Person>;

Then, to get a value:

Person p = myMap.get(1);

[digitol97]

Ah, I got it! Thanks a whole lot. :)

[Fubarable]

If you're using Java 1.5 or higher, then you should use a generic HashMap<Person> not a plain HashMap ...

What the "H" was I thinking, HashMap<Person>? To the OP, sorry for the misdirection.