code: public static FilterParams fromTuples(Object... tuples) {
  		StringValueMap map = StringValueMap.fromTuplesArray(tuples);
  		return new FilterParams(map);
  	}
docs: Creates a new FilterParams from a list of key-value pairs called tuples.
  
  @param tuples a list of values where odd elements are keys and the following
  even elements are values
  @return a newly created FilterParams.