Question

I have HasMap object like this:

HashMap<String,String> fileCounter = new HashMap<String,String>();

fileCounter.put("Total Files","15");
fileCounter.put("Total Success Files","10");
fileCounter.put("Total Failed Files","2");
fileCounter.put("Total In Process Files","4");
fileCounter.put("Total Records","100");
fileCounter.put("Total Success Records","80");
fileCounter.put("Total Failed Records","10");
fileCounter.put("Total In Process Records","10");

my iterator logic is this:

<logic:iterate id="mapEntry" name="fileCounter">
  <tr>
    <td><bean:write name="mapEntry" property="key"></td>
    <td><bean:write name="mapEntry" property="value"></td>
  </tr>
</logic:iterate>

Problem:

when i perform iteration, map values and keys are shuffled,So all itema are in not printed as given in java code.

can any one help me, How to print this map in as it is in given sequence.

I want output like this:

Total Files         15
Total Success Files     10
Total Failed Files      2
Total In Process Files  4
Total Records       10
Total Success Records   80
Total Failed Records    10
Total In Process Records    10

Answer 1

Use a LinkedHashMap instead of a regular HashMap. It iterates in the order that items were inserted.