Thread: Map compiler error

Hi I am working on an example problem from the book that is not compiling correctly.

Here is the compiler error:

TestMap.java:6: type Map does not take parameters
Map<String, Integer> hashMap = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
TestMap.java:16: type Map does not take parameters
Map<String, Integer> treeMap =
^
TestMap.java:22: type Map does not take parameters
Map<String, Integer> linkedHashMap =
^

Here is the example code from the book:

 
import java.util.*;
 
 
public class TestMap {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Map<String, Integer> hashMap = new HashMap<String, Integer>();
    hashMap.put("Smith", 30);
    hashMap.put("Anderson", 31);
    hashMap.put("Lewis", 29);
    hashMap.put("Cook", 29);
 
    System.out.println("Display entries in a HashMap");
    System.out.println(hashMap);
 
    Map<String, Integer> treeMap = new TreeMap<String, Integer>(hashMap);
    System.out.println("Display entries in ascending order of key");
    System.out.println(treeMap);
 
    Map<String, Integer> linkedHashMap = new LinkedHashMap<String, Integer>(16, 0.75f, true);
    linkedHashMap.put("Smith", 30);
    linkedHashMap.put("Anderson", 31);
    linkedHashMap.put("Lewis", 29);
    linkedHashMap.put("Cook", 29);
 
    System.out.println("The age for " + "Lewis is " + linkedHashMap.get("Lewis").intValue());
 
    System.out.println("\nDisplay entries in a LinkedHashMap");
    System.out.println(linkedHashMap);
  } 
 
}

I'm not sure why Map doesn't take parameters when the book and the Java Tutorials site has an example using Map<K, V>. Any help would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by helloworld922

hmm... odd. It works perfectly fine for me. Are you sure the source file is saved, and that you are indeed compiling against the correct source file? Also, what version of Java are you using?

I've repeatedly saved the source file. I am using jdk1.6.0_01

Originally Posted by helloworld922

How are you compiling the program? Is there a Map.java file in the same directory?

That is the problem. There is Map.java file in the source directory (completely different program). I got rid of that file and that fixed it.


Thank you
Casey