Which one best replaces HashMap

[Arjun Karthick]

Hi all,
I was using HashMap to store the configuration details as name/value pair.This causes lot of objects to be created at runtime as there are lot of name/value pair under different section in the configuration in which each section requires a new hashmap.

Is there any alternative way to store the name/value pair of configuration in a more efficient manner.How good does properties file suit this requirement.
Please suggest me in this.
Regards,
Arjun.

[Chandra Bhatt]

Hi Arjun,

Are you talking about Properties class of "java.uti.Properties"?
Give little more detail what configuration you put in the HashMap and find Properties a suitable sunbstitute of HashMap.



Thanks and Regards,
cmbhatt

[Arjun Karthick]

Hi
yes i mean java.util.properties.
My HashMap will look like this

  
HashMap subjectElementMap = new HashMap();
 

HashMap subjectConfirmationMap = new HashMap();
subjectConfirmationMap.put("method", "bearer");
subjectConfirmationMap.put("TEXT", "sample value");
subjectConfirmationMap.put("nameIDElement", true);

HashMap subjectConfirmationDataMap = new HashMap();
subjectConfirmationDataMap.put("Recipient", "www.kln.com");
subjectConfirmationDataMap.put("InResponseTo", true);

subjectConfirmationMap.put("subjectConfirmationData",subjectConfirmationDataMap);
subjectElementMap.put("TEXT", "Subject Test");
subjectElementMap.put("nameIDElement", true);
subjectElementMap.put("nameQualifier", "www.google.com");
subjectElementMap.put("spNameQualifier", "www.kln.com");
subjectElementMap.put("spProvidedId", "kln");
subjectElementMap.put("format", "X509SubjectName");
subjectElementMap.put("subjectConfirmation", subjectConfirmationMap);

  

Does this can be handled using properties file?

thanks,
Arjun.