public static Map asMap(Object... objects) {
        Map m = new HashMap(16);
        for (int i = 0; i < objects.length; i += 2) {
            if (i + 1 < objects.length) {
                m.put(objects[i], objects[i + 1]);
            } else {
                m.put(objects[i], null);
            }
        }
        return m;
    }