Interface Map<K,V>

All Known Subinterfaces:
NavigableMap<K,V>, SortedMap<K,V>
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractMap, HashMap, Hashtable, IdentityHashMap, LinkedHashMap, Properties, TreeMap, WeakHashMap
public interface Map<K,V>
A Map is a data structure consisting of a set of keys and values in which each key is mapped to a single value. The class of the objects used as keys is declared when the Map is declared, as is the class of the corresponding values.

A Map provides helper methods to iterate through all of the keys contained in it, as well as various methods to access and update the key/value pairs.

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Interface
    Description
    static interface 
    Map.Entry<K,V>
    Map.Entry is a key/value mapping contained in a Map.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    clear()
    Removes all elements from this Map, leaving it empty.
    boolean
    containsKey(Object key)
    Returns whether this Map contains the specified key.
    boolean
    containsValue(Object value)
    Returns whether this Map contains the specified value.
    Set<Map.Entry<K,V>>
    entrySet()
    Returns a Set containing all of the mappings in this Map.
    boolean
    equals(Object object)
    Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if the specified object is a Map and both Maps contain the same mappings.
    V
    get(Object key)
    Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
    int
    hashCode()
    Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
    boolean
    isEmpty()
    Returns whether this map is empty.
    Set<K>
    keySet()
    Returns a set of the keys contained in this Map.
    V
    put(K key, V value)
    Maps the specified key to the specified value.
    void
    putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map)
    Copies every mapping in the specified Map to this Map.
    V
    remove(Object key)
    Removes a mapping with the specified key from this Map.
    int
    size()
    Returns the number of mappings in this Map.
    Collection<V>
    values()
    Returns a Collection of the values contained in this Map.

  • Method Details

    • clear

      void clear()
      Removes all elements from this Map, leaving it empty.
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - if removing elements from this Map is not supported.
      See Also:

    • containsKey

      boolean containsKey(Object key)
      Returns whether this Map contains the specified key.
      Parameters:
      key - the key to search for.
      Returns:
      true if this map contains the specified key, false otherwise.

    • containsValue

      boolean containsValue(Object value)
      Returns whether this Map contains the specified value.
      Parameters:
      value - the value to search for.
      Returns:
      true if this map contains the specified value, false otherwise.

    • entrySet

      Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet()
      Returns a Set containing all of the mappings in this Map. Each mapping is an instance of Map.Entry. As the Set is backed by this Map, changes in one will be reflected in the other.
      Returns:
      a set of the mappings

    • equals

      boolean equals(Object object)
      Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns true if the specified object is a Map and both Maps contain the same mappings.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      object - the Object to compare with this Object.
      Returns:
      boolean true if the Object is the same as this Object false if it is different from this Object.
      See Also:

    • get

      V get(Object key)
      Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
      Parameters:
      key - the key.
      Returns:
      the value of the mapping with the specified key, or null if no mapping for the specified key is found.

    • hashCode

      int hashCode()
      Returns an integer hash code for the receiver. Objects which are equal return the same value for this method.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      the receiver's hash.
      See Also:

    • isEmpty

      boolean isEmpty()
      Returns whether this map is empty.
      Returns:
      true if this map has no elements, false otherwise.
      See Also:

    • keySet

      Set<K> keySet()
      Returns a set of the keys contained in this Map. The Set is backed by this Map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The Set does not support adding.
      Returns:
      a set of the keys.

    • put

      V put(K key, V value)
      Maps the specified key to the specified value.
      Parameters:
      key - the key.
      value - the value.
      Returns:
      the value of any previous mapping with the specified key or null if there was no mapping.
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - if adding to this Map is not supported.
      ClassCastException - if the class of the key or value is inappropriate for this Map.
      IllegalArgumentException - if the key or value cannot be added to this Map.
      NullPointerException - if the key or value is null and this Map does not support null keys or values.

    • putAll

      void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map)
      Copies every mapping in the specified Map to this Map.
      Parameters:
      map - the Map to copy mappings from.
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - if adding to this Map is not supported.
      ClassCastException - if the class of a key or a value of the specified Map is inappropriate for this Map.
      IllegalArgumentException - if a key or value cannot be added to this Map.
      NullPointerException - if a key or value is null and this Map does not support null keys or values.

    • remove

      V remove(Object key)
      Removes a mapping with the specified key from this Map.
      Parameters:
      key - the key of the mapping to remove.
      Returns:
      the value of the removed mapping or null if no mapping for the specified key was found.
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - if removing from this Map is not supported.

    • size

      int size()
      Returns the number of mappings in this Map.
      Returns:
      the number of mappings in this Map.

    • values

      Collection<V> values()
      Returns a Collection of the values contained in this Map. The Collection is backed by this Map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The Collection supports Collection.remove(Object), Collection.removeAll(Collection), Collection.retainAll(Collection), and Collection.clear() operations, and it does not support Collection.add(E) or Collection.addAll(Collection) operations.

      This method returns a Collection which is the subclass of AbstractCollection. The AbstractCollection.iterator() method of this subclass returns a "wrapper object" over the iterator of this Map's entrySet(). The AbstractCollection.size() method wraps this Map's size() method and the AbstractCollection.contains(Object) method wraps this Map's containsValue(Object) method.

      The collection is created when this method is called at first time and returned in response to all subsequent calls. This method may return different Collection when multiple calls to this method, since it has no synchronization performed.

      Returns:
      a collection of the values contained in this map.