From 6599842a6fb70195a4cb312cce30276acb88d186 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mdb <mdb@6335cc39-0255-0410-8fd6-9bcaacd3b74c>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:08:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

git-svn-id: https://samskivert.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@2244 6335cc39-0255-0410-8fd6-9bcaacd3b74c
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 src/java/com/samskivert/util/IntMaps.java | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 src/java/com/samskivert/util/IntMaps.java

diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/IntMaps.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/IntMaps.java
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+//
+// $Id$
+//
+// samskivert library - useful routines for java programs
+// Copyright (C) 2001-2007 Michael Bayne
+// 
+// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+// Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+
+package com.samskivert.util;
+
+/**
+ * Provides static methods for creating mutable {@code IntMap} instances easily.
+ * You can replace code like:
+ *
+ * <p>{@code IntMap<String> map = new HashIntMap<String>();}
+ *
+ * <p>with just:
+ *
+ * <p>{@code IntMap<String> map = IntMaps.newHashIntMap();}
+ */
+public class IntMaps
+{
+    /**
+     * Creates a {@code HashIntMap} instance.
+     *
+     * @return a newly-created, initially-empty {@code HashIntMap}
+     */
+    public static <V> HashIntMap<V> newHashIntMap()
+    {
+        return new HashIntMap<V>();
+    }
+}