Problem in setting vector or string[] as the "value object" in hashmap

Question

Hey I am new to this forum.
I am doing a project in which i need to store a array of strings as "value object" for a unique key in hashmap.
as I populate the hashmap from external file according to key and setting the string[]. The hashmap is taking the value field same for each entry i.e the last field as i keep updating the same variable and then putting it into hashmap.
Please give solution to my problem???
if question not clear,please tell me- i will add more information
Edited by: AnkitNahar on Apr 4, 2009 8:06 AM

Answer 1

I tried using the method suggested by you...but it is of same case as using the string[].
I need to loop the statements in which the hashmap is populating so cant change the variable names in the dd.put() statements. When the below code executes it shows the same set of string for both the keys, that was the problem i was facing with string[].
here is the example with two entries....same thing in looping.
HashMap<String,Set<String>> dd=new HashMap<String,Set<String>>();
String word = "Hello";
Set<String> alternativeWords = new HashSet<String>();
alternativeWords.add("Hi");
alternativeWords.add("Yo");
dd.put(word, alternativeWords);
alternativeWords.clear();
alternativeWords.add("hey");
word="yep";
dd.put(word,alternativeWords);
System.out.println(dd.get("Hello").toString());
System.out.println(dd.get("yep").toString());