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Learn how to compute word totals and counts from an ArrayList using HashMaps. Discover an easy solution to tally scores and occurrences of words found in reviews.
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How to Add Values from an ArrayList to a HashMap for Word Counts and Totals

When working with large datasets, especially those containing text such as reviews, it is often necessary to extract meaningful insights. A common requirement is to calculate how many times each word appears and what total score is associated with those words. This guide will focus on a specific problem involving the storage of words and their respective scores in HashMaps in Java.

Understanding the Problem

Let's consider a sample input from a text file containing movie reviews:

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From this data, we need to derive two main outcomes:

Word Totals - This indicates the total score associated with each word. For instance, if the word "a" appears in a line with a score of 4, it adds 4 to its total score.

Word Counts - This shows how many times each word appears across all reviews.

Following the sample input, our expected output might look like this:

Word totals: {a=4, pretty=3, movie=7, bad=0, excellent=4, decent=3}

Word counts: {a=2, pretty=1, movie=3, bad=1, excellent=1, decent=1}

However, many novices encounter issues on how to compute these totals effectively in Java.

Solution Overview

To tackle the problem effectively, we will create a method called computeScoreAndCounts. The method will be responsible for:

Splitting each review line into words.

Tallying the total score for each word.

Counting the occurrences of each word.

Step-by-Step Explanation

Let's break down the solution:

Initialize Variables:

Use two HashMaps:

totalScores: To store the total scores for each word.

wordCount: To store the occurrence count for each word.

Loop Through Each Review:

For every line of the review, split it to find the score (which is the first element) and the words that follow.

Update Counts and Totals:

As you process each word:

If the word already exists in wordCount, increment its value.

If the word does not exist, initialize its count to 1.

Update the totalScores similarly by adding the review score to the word's score.

Example Code

Here's a practical implementation of the plan:

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Output

When you run the above code, it efficiently processes the reviews and outputs the results:

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Conclusion

By utilizing an ArrayList to hold your reviews and HashMaps for bookkeeping, you can easily keep track of word totals and counts. Following these steps ensures that your code remains clear and maintainable while effectively meeting your objectives.

With this guide, you should now be able to implement a solution for parsing reviews effectively, providing both word counts and total scores seamlessly. Happy coding!