// "Replace with 'merge' method call" "false" import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; public class Test { static Map m = new HashMap<>(); public static void main(String[] args) { addAttribute("some", null); System.out.println(m); } public static void addAttribute(String attributeName, @Nullable String value) { final String current = m.get(attributeName); if (current == null) { m.put(attributeName, value); } else { m.put(attributeName, current + "," + value); } } }