def importHelper(self, struct):
        m = StrStrHashMap()
        keysAndValues = struct.get(self.__field)
        for i in range(0, len(keysAndValues), 2):
            m[keysAndValues[i]] = keysAndValues[i+1]
        return m
def linear_search(lst,size,value):
    i = 0
    while i < size:
        if lst[i] == value:
            return i
        i = i + 1
    return -1