private static void addParameter(String paramString, Map<String, JobParameter> params) { JobParameter param = new JobParameter(); String[] tokens = paramString.split(":", 2); param.setName(tokens[0]); if (tokens.length > 1) { param.setDefaultValue(tokens[1]); } /** re-declarations not allowed -- iow, first instance wins (for defaulting values) */ if (params.get(param.getName()) == null) { params.put(param.getName(), param); } }