+ /**@deprecated Use {@link #dict(String, Object)} instead.*/
+ @Deprecated
+ public static Dictionary<String, Object> dico(String key, Object value) {
+ return dict(key, value);
+ }
+
+ /** Converts a {@link Dictionary} to a {@link Map} of strings. */
+ public static Map<String, String> dictToStringMap(Dictionary<String, ?> properties) {
+ if (properties == null) {
+ return null;
+ }
+ Map<String, String> res = new HashMap<>(properties.size());
+ Enumeration<String> keys = properties.keys();
+ while (keys.hasMoreElements()) {
+ String key = keys.nextElement();
+ res.put(key, properties.get(key).toString());
+ }
+ return res;
+ }
+