code: protected Map<String, String> removeTabSuffixes(Map<String, String> fieldValues) {
  
          Map<String, String> result = new HashMap<String, String>();
          for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : fieldValues.entrySet()) {
              String key = entry.getKey();
              String newKey = removeTabSuffix(key);
              result.put(newKey, entry.getValue());
          }
          return result;
      }
docs: Removes the tab suffixes from the keys of a map.<p>
  
  @param fieldValues a map of field values
  
  @return a new map of field values, with tab suffixes removed from the keys