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Is there a nice way to convert/transform a list of Strings (with Collectos API?) into a HashMap?

StringList and Map: 

List<String> entries = new ArrayList<>(); HashMap<String, String> map = new HashMap<>();

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My StringList contains Strings like:

 entries.add("id1"); entries.add("name1, district"); entries.add("id2"); entries.add("name2, city"); entries.add("id3"); entries.add("name3");

Output should be:

{id1=name1, district, id2=name2, city, id3=name3}

Thank you!

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    Just iterate over the list (in steps of 2) and put everything inside the map. It's only two lines of code. Commented Mar 28, 2018 at 10:22

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You don't need an external library, it's pretty easy:

for (int i = 0; i < entries.size(); i += 2) { map.put(entries.get(i), entries.get(i+1)); }

Or, a more efficient way with non-random access lists would be:

for (Iterator<String> it = entries.iterator(); it.hasNext();) { map.put(it.next(), it.next()); }

Or, using streams:

IntStream.range(0, entries.size() / 2) .mapToObj(i -> new SimpleEntry<>(entries.get(2*i), entries.get(2*i+1)) .collect(Collectors.toMap(Entry::getKey, Entry::getValue));
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this definitely answers the OP, but I say the question is XY problem to be begin with
Thank you for your prompt reply! I also tried the first two options. I was wondering if there is another way, like your third solution.
@Malsor the first two options are preferable to the third: they are clear, efficient and idiomatic.
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Andy's answer definitely works and it's a nice three liner, however this answer might explain how to do it with Stream API).

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