StringToMap

First version of StringToMap has been just released.

This small utility class/library can convert string with key:value items separated by separator character to Java Map. This is helpful when dealing with resource bundles for Swing/SWT UI, as you can put more values to one resource bundle property.

E.g.:

gui.action.file.opendb = lb:Open database...|mn:O|ic:disk.png|tp:Open existing database from specific directory.


Will result in following Map (keys and values are separated by ':'):


lb:Open database...,
mn:O|ic:disk.png,
tp:Open existing database from specific directory.


Now it is easy to get value for label with get("lb"), mnemonic get("mn") or tooltip get("tp").