HashMap(key: String, value: ArrayList) returns an Object instead of ArrayList?

Question

I\'m storing data in a HashMap with (key: String, value: ArrayList). The part I\'m having trouble with declares a new ArrayList \"current,\" searches the HashMap for the String

Answer 1

I suppose your dictMap is of type HashMap, which makes it default to HashMap. If you want it to be more specific, declare it as HashMap, or even better, as HashMap>