FluentHashMap.java

package common;
/**
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * Map<String, Integer> myMap = map("a", 1).with("b", 2);
 * </pre>
 * </blockquote>
 * 
 * The first tuple determines the map type, so cast as appropriate: 
 * <blockquote>
 * <pre>
 * Map<String, Shape> myShapes = map("rect", (Shape) new Rectangle()).with("line", new Line2D.Double());
 * </pre>
 * </blockquote>
 */
public class FluentHashMap<K, V> extends java.util.HashMap<K, V> {
	public FluentHashMap<K, V> with(K key, V value) {
		put(key, value);
		return this;
	}

	public static <K, V> FluentHashMap<K, V> map(K key, V value) {
		return new FluentHashMap<K, V>().with(key, value);
	}

}