How to parse the string into map

Question

have a string like A=B&C=D&E=F, how to parse it into map?

Answer 1

String  t = A=B&C=D&E=F;
Map map = new HashMap();
String[] pairs = t.split("&");
//TODO 1) Learn generis 2) Use gnerics    
for (String pair : pairs)
{
    String[] kv = pair.split("=");
    map.put(kv[0], kv[1]);
}