Java Utility Library

Java Hashtable - entrySet() Method

The java.util.Hashtable.entrySet() method returns a Set view of the mappings contained in this map. The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa.

Syntax

public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet()

Here, K and V are the type of key and value respectively maintained by the container.

Parameters

No parameter is required.

Return Value

Returns a set view of the mappings contained in this map.

Exception

Example:

In the example below, the java.util.Hashtable.entrySet() method returns a view of the mappings contained in the given hashtable.

import java.util.*;

public class MyClass {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    //creating a hashtable
    Hashtable<Integer, String> Htable = new Hashtable<Integer, String>();

    //populating hashtable
    Htable.put(101, "John");
    Htable.put(102, "Marry");
    Htable.put(103, "Kim");
    Htable.put(104, "Jo");
    Htable.put(105, "Sam");

    //printing the content of the hashtable
    System.out.println("Htable contains: " + Htable);

    //creating a set view of mapping of the hashtable
    Set SetView = Htable.entrySet();

    //printing the set view of mapping
    System.out.println("SetView contains: " + SetView);
  }
}

The output of the above code will be:

Htable contains: {105=Sam, 104=Jo, 103=Kim, 102=Marry, 101=John}
SetView contains: [105=Sam, 104=Jo, 103=Kim, 102=Marry, 101=John]

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