Java maps, sets, and duplicate counting
A Map associates keys with values; a Set records distinct values. getOrDefault avoids a missing-key null result while counting.
Java
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;
class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Map<String, Integer> counts = new TreeMap<>();
Set<String> unique = new TreeSet<>();
for (String word : new String[]{"red", "blue", "red"}) {
counts.put(word, counts.getOrDefault(word, 0) + 1);
unique.add(word);
}
System.out.println(counts);
System.out.println(unique.size());
}
}