added helper method for creating hash maps

2012-02-21 10:19:58 +00:00
parent c308eb7b7f
commit e39aa727a9
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package std.util

 import java.util.Map as JMap
+import java.util.HashMap

 // Temporary workaround: commenting out
 //import java.util.Map.Entry as JEntry
@@ -50,3 +51,6 @@ inline fun <K,V> java.util.Map<K,V>.getOrElseUpdate(key: K, defaultValue: ()-> V
    return answer
  }
 }
+
+/** Returns a new hash map */
+inline fun <K,V> hashMap() = HashMap<K,V>()