TIntObjectHashMap - get Key for given value

Question

How to get the key from Trove TIntObjectHashMap for a value that exists and been found in the map ??

if(map.containsValue(source)) {
        for (Entry<Integer, String> entry : map.entrySet()) { // entrySet() is not recognized by Trove? and i can not find any corresponding method ??
            if (entry.getValue().equals(source)) {
                entry.getKey();
        }
    }
}

Answer 1

I would do something like this:

TIntObjectMap<String> map = new TIntObjectHashMap<>();
map.put( 1, "a" );
map.put( 2, "b" );

AtomicInteger found = new AtomicInteger( -1 );
map.forEachEntry( new TIntObjectProcedure<String>() {
    @Override
    public boolean execute( int key, String value ) {
        if ( value.equals( "a" ) ) {
            found.set( key );
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
} );
System.out.println( "Found: " + found.get() );

Things to remember:

1. Obviously there could be multiple keys with the same value.
2. The forEach* methods are the most efficient way to traverse Trove collections.
3. You can reuse the procedures, if object allocations are a performance issue for you.
4. If "-1" (or whatever else) is a valid key for the map, you could use another AtomicBoolean to indicate whether or not you found the value.