/**
* ** Gets an <code>OrderedMap</code> of the argument key/value pairs indexed ** by their keys
* ** @return An <code>OrderedMap</code> of the argument key/value pairs
*/
protected OrderedMap<String, KeyVal> getKeyValMap() {
OrderedMap<String, KeyVal> kvMap = new OrderedMap<String, KeyVal>();
for (KeyVal kv : this.getKeyValList()) {
// only the first occurance is retained
String kn = kv.getKey();
if (!kvMap.containsKey(kn)) {
kvMap.put(kn, kv);
}
}
return kvMap;
}
