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// * operators/operator_sdk/java/osdk-java-tutorial.adoc

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= Defining `labelsForMemcached`

`labelsForMemcached` is a utility to return a map of the labels to attach to the resources:

[source,java]
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    private Map<String, String> labelsForMemcached(Memcached m) {
        Map<String, String> labels = new HashMap<>();
        labels.put("app", "memcached");
        labels.put("memcached_cr", m.getMetadata().getName());
        return labels;
    }
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