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 line(self, x, y, length, horizontal):
		if horizontal:
			self.board[y,x:x+length] = self.color
		else:
			self.board[y:y+length,x] = self.color