Message in hashmap

I want when players join my game lobby that they placed in a hashmap and when the countdown starts only they get messages with starting in: 5,4,3,2,1

 

Did you post this before you were done typing?

 

Yes Edited

 

@NoSpanMan why you want them placed in a hashmap? you can modify your repeating task to broadcast specific time messages as:
if(time%10 == 1 || time <= 5) //broadcasr
so if time mod 10 then it is 50,40,30,20,10 and so on, and if time <= 5 then it will print 5,4,3,2,1

 

@mine-care I know but i want to broadcast these 5 seconds to only players in the minigame

 

@NoSpanMan Then use a list to hold the players, you dont need a map.

 

Or a set; No order is required.

 

@nverdier true, it fits better + contains no doubles.

 

@mine-care @nverdier Do anyone of you have a link ?

 

@NoSpanMan
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Set.html http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/HashSet.html

 

I realy want it now in a hashmap please fast someone D:

 

@NoSpanMan umm we already sugested you use sets + the reason for that,
Why you still want to use a map for? what will the key/value be?
i really dont get it..
Try to do as people sugest on your thread especially when the mahjority is telling that to you, if you face any issue with the sugested solution tell the people who sugested it and they will explain it.

What you have so far (code) ?

 

How can i place p. tags in a public void ?

@mine-care you dont know the other code in my class i need a hashmap.

<Edit by mrCookieSlime: Merged posts. Please don't double post. There is an Edit Button right next to the Date.>

 

http://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_methods.htm

Mhm, if i dont know the implementation how am i supose to know how you should use a map on it? And i dont really understand the question, is it "how to use maps"? is it "how to implement a map in my code"? is it "what is a map"?

and as i said above,

 

http://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_methods.htm how can i use this ? On players in a hashmap

 

@NoSpanMan Please explain why you need a HashMap and can't use a HashSet.

 

@NoSpanMan you asked

since i saw in a public void i assumed it is Method related (void) so i sent the reference, i didnt get what p tag is.

Uppon what @bwfcwalshy said, please provide your code so we can direct you properly.