RELEASE_2_1_13/src/blocks/apples/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/flow/apples/AppleHelper.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.components.flow.apples;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.cocoon.components.flow.Interpreter.Argument;

/**
 * AppleHelper holds some static utility classes used in the Apples flow
 * implementation.
 */
public class AppleHelper {

    /** 
     * Translates a List of Interpreter.Argument objects into a classic 
     * {@link java.util.Map}
     */
    public static Map makeMapFromArguments(List params) {
        Map retMap = new HashMap();
        for (Iterator iter = params.iterator(); iter.hasNext();) {
            Argument element = (Argument) iter.next();
            retMap.put(element.name, element.value);
        }
        return retMap;
    }
}