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Java Hashtable entrySet() Method with Example

Hashtable Class entrySet() method: Here, we are going to learn about the entrySet() method of Hashtable Class with its syntax and example.
Submitted by Preeti Jain, on February 17, 2020

Hashtable Class entrySet() method

• entrySet() method is available in java.util package.
• entrySet() method is used to return a set of entries that exists in this Hashtable.
• entrySet() method is a non-static method, it is accessible with the class object only and if we try to access the method with the class name then we will get an error.
• entrySet() method does not throw an exception at the time of returning an entry set.

Syntax:

    public Set entrySet();

Parameter(s):

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value:

The return type of the method is Set, it returns set of entries that exists in this Hashtable.

Example:

// Java program to demonstrate the example 
// of Set entrySet() method of Hashtable 

import java.util.*;

public class EntrySetOfHashtable {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //Instantiate a hashtable object  
        Hashtable ht = new Hashtable();

        // By using put() method is to
        // add the linked values in an Hashtable
        ht.put(10, "C");
        ht.put(20, "C++");
        ht.put(30, "JAVA");
        ht.put(40, "PHP");
        ht.put(50, "SFDC");

        // Display Hashtable
        System.out.println("Hashtable: " + ht);

        // By using entrySet() method is to
        // return the entries exist in this
        // Hashtable to be viewed in a Set
        Set s = ht.entrySet();

        // Display Hashtable in a set view
        System.out.println("ht.entrySet(): " + s);
    }
}

Output

Hashtable: {10=C, 20=C++, 30=JAVA, 40=PHP, 50=SFDC}
ht.entrySet(): [10=C, 20=C++, 30=JAVA, 40=PHP, 50=SFDC]