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Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime

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Robert Klemme wrote:
> mike wrote:
>> If I create a HashMap with something like:
>>
>> static Map<String,String> map = new
>> HashMap<String,String>("variable",MyPreferences.getVariableValue());
>>
>> If I do it like this I guess that MyPreferences.getVariableValue()
>> will not be substituted but be the "plain" string.
>>
>> How can I make my MyPreferences.getVariableValue() be evaluated at
>> runtime? Any example?
> 
> One possible way is to change your Map to Map<String,
> Callable<String>> and invoke call() at runtime.
> 
> http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/Callable.html
> 
> Of course you then need to provide a proper implementation. :-)
> 
> Btw, does your Map contain more entries?  If not, it's completely
> superfluous.
> 
> If you define the Map as static you also need to be aware of
> concurrency issues if your application will ever access this from
> multiple threads.

It doesn't even have to be multiple threads.  Multiple instances in the same thread can clobber a static structure if careless.  They just take turns messing each other up.

-- 
Lew

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Substitute value in HashMap at runtime mike <mikaelpetterson@hotmail.com> - 2011-10-13 05:18 -0700
  Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-13 05:53 -0700
  Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-13 06:44 -0700
    Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-13 10:12 -0700
      Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime mike <mikaelpetterson@hotmail.com> - 2011-10-14 06:36 -0700
        Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime mike <mikaelpetterson@hotmail.com> - 2011-10-14 06:54 -0700
          Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime markspace <-@.> - 2011-10-14 08:13 -0700
  Re: Substitute value in HashMap at runtime Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-14 09:40 -0700

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