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Re: how does one explain this syntax?

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On 5/22/2016 1:51 AM, ruben safir wrote:
> This passes for a demonstration and teaching example for a TreeMap

     Until somebody added uncompilable junk to it, perhaps.

> import java.util.TreeMap;
> import java.util.Set;
> import java.util.Iterator;
> import java.util.Map;
>
> public class Details {
>
>    public static void main(String args[]) {
>
>       /* This is how to declare TreeMap */
>       TreeMap<Integer, String> tmap =
>              new TreeMap<Integer, String>(); <<studdering is always good

     Not sure what you mean here.

>       /*Adding elements to TreeMap*/
>       tmap.put(1, "Data1");
>       tmap.put(23, "Data2");
>       tmap.put(70, "Data3");
>       tmap.put(4, "Data4");
>       tmap.put(2, "Data5");
>
>       /* Display content using Iterator*/
>       Set set = tmap.entrySet(); <<random obscure syntax... that is a
> constructor for another class?

     It's a method call.

>       Iterator iterator = set.iterator(); <<again, twice?

     It's a method call.

>       while(iterator.hasNext()) {
>          Map.Entry mentry = (Map.Entry)iterator.next();  <<What the heck
> is this?

     It's a method call, with a cast applied to the returned value.

>          System.out.print("key is: "+ mentry.getKey() + " & Value is:
> "); <<How many levels of random systax does one need to just to do a loop?

     It's a method call, not something random and certainly not "systax."

>          System.out.println(mentry.getValue());
>       }
>
>    }
> }

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how does one explain this syntax? ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2016-05-22 01:51 -0400
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-05-22 10:05 +0000
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-22 07:21 -0400
    Re: how does one explain this syntax? Popping mad <rainbow@colition.gov> - 2016-05-22 20:21 +0000
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Lars Enderin <lars.enderin@telia.com> - 2016-05-22 22:32 +0200
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-22 17:32 -0400
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 14:36 -0700
    Re: how does one explain this syntax? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 14:34 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-05-22 08:41 -0700
    Re: how does one explain this syntax? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-22 22:22 +0200
      Re: how does one explain this syntax? Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2016-05-22 22:13 -0700
        Re: how does one explain this syntax? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-23 07:32 -0400
          Re: how does one explain this syntax? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-23 04:57 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Popping mad <rainbow@colition.gov> - 2016-05-22 20:23 +0000
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 21:51 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 21:54 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 22:00 -0700
  Re: how does one explain this syntax? Roedy Green <inquiry@mindprod.com> - 2016-05-30 22:17 -0700

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