idea for quick map creation method(s)

[__matthewHawthorne]

One thing that I've always wanted is the ability to create a Map in one 
line of code.  For example, it would allow initialization of a static 
Map without having to resort to static blocks of code.

I'm thinking of something like:

    createMap(Object[][])
    createMap(Map.Entry[])
Example uses are:

    static final Map MAP = createMap(new Object[][] {new Object[] 
{"key", "value"}, new Object[] {new Integer(1), new Integer(2)}});

    static final Map MAP = createMap(new Map.Entry[] {new 
DefaultMapEntry("key", "value"), new DefaultMapEntry(new Integer(1), new 
Integer(2)}));

It's a bit ugly, but it could be useful.  I think that Perl and some 
other languages allow map/hash/dictionary objects to be created in this 
manner.

Would this be a valuable addition to [collections]?

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