I have a java.util.Map that maps from a logical name to a set of parameters to use with that name.

Map howShouldINameThee = ...;

What is the best name for this map?

Should I go simple and just call this parameters or parametersMap?

Do I include information about the key in the name like paramtersByName so that how to use the String key is more obvious?

解决方案

A Map maps something to something else.

I like to use names like uidToPerson. "To" being the shortest unambiguous way I can think of to show that I have a map.

Edit:

I'll add that I prefer to have the map named this way, because "key" and "value" appear in that order in the name. As opposed to valueByKey. In mapping operations, the key comes first. You put(key, value) or get(key) that gives a value.

Of course this is a matter of personal preference.