Static utility methods pertaining to Map instances.
NOTE: this is a copy of a subset of Guava's com.google.common.collect.Maps. The
implementation must match as closely as possible to Guava's implementation.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-28 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Class Maps (2.0.0)\n\nVersion latestkeyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.0.0 (latest)](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/latest/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.47.1](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.47.1/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.46.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.46.3/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.45.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.45.3/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.44.2](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.44.2/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.43.2](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.43.2/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.42.3](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.42.3/com.google.api.client.util.Maps)\n- [1.41.8](/java/docs/reference/google-http-client/1.41.8/com.google.api.client.util.Maps) \n\n public final class Maps\n\nStatic utility methods pertaining to [Map](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Map.html) instances.\n\nNOTE: this is a copy of a subset of Guava's com.google.common.collect.Maps. The\nimplementation must match as closely as possible to Guava's implementation. \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[java.lang.Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e Maps \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nStatic Methods\n--------------\n\n### \\\u003cK,V\\\u003enewHashMap()\n\n public static HashMap\u003cK,V\u003e \u003cK,V\u003enewHashMap()\n\nReturns a new mutable, empty `HashMap` instance.\n\n### \\\u003cK,V\\\u003enewLinkedHashMap()\n\n public static LinkedHashMap\u003cK,V\u003e \u003cK,V\u003enewLinkedHashMap()\n\nReturns a new mutable, empty, insertion-ordered `LinkedHashMap` instance.\n\n### \\\u003cK,V\\\u003enewTreeMap()\n\n public static TreeMap\u003cK,V\u003e \u003cK,V\u003enewTreeMap()\n\nReturns a new mutable, empty `TreeMap` instance using the natural ordering of its\nelements."]]
