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HashSet Example

In this section we are discussing HashSet with example code that shows the methods to add, remove and iterate the values of collection. A HashSet is a collection set that neither allows duplicate elements nor order or position its elements.

Description of program:

In the following code segment we are performing various operations on HashSet collection. We have explained the steps to add, remove, and test the elements of the collection. Keys are used to put and get values. We can also execute this code on a Vector by changing the HashSet declaration and constructor to a Vector as it supports the collection interface.

To insert an element in the HashSet collection add() method is used. The size() method helps you in getting the size of the collection. If you want to delete any element, use the remove() method which takes index as parameter. In order to remove all data from the HashSet use clear() method. When the HashSet is empty, our program checks for it and displays a message "Collection is empty". If the collection is not empty then program displays the size of HashSet.

Here is the code of program:


import java.util.*;



public class CollectionTest {

  public static void main(String [] args) {   

    System.out.println( "Collection Example!\n" ); 

    int size;

    // Create a collection      

    HashSet <String>collection = new HashSet <String>();

    String str1 = "Yellow", str2 = "White", str3 = "Green", str4 = "Blue";  

    Iterator iterator;

    //Adding data in the collection

    collection.add(str1);    

    collection.add(str2);   

    collection.add(str3);   

    collection.add(str4);

    System.out.print("Collection data: ");  

    //Create a iterator

    iterator = collection.iterator();     

    while (iterator.hasNext()){

      System.out.print(iterator.next() + " ");  

    }

    System.out.println();

    // Get size of a collection

    size = collection.size();

    if (collection.isEmpty()){

      System.out.println("Collection is empty");

    }

    else{

      System.out.println( "Collection size: " + size);

    }

    System.out.println();

    // Remove specific data      

    collection.remove(str2);

    System.out.println("After removing [" + str2 + "]\n");

    System.out.print("Now collection data: ");

    iterator = collection.iterator();     

    while (iterator.hasNext()){

      System.out.print(iterator.next() + " ");  

    }

    System.out.println();

    size = collection.size();

    System.out.println("Collection size: " + size + "\n");

    //Collection empty

    collection.clear();

    size = collection.size();

    if (collection.isEmpty()){

      System.out.println("Collection is empty");

    }

    else{

      System.out.println( "Collection size: " + size);

    }

  }

}

Output of this program:

C:\vinod\collection>javac CollectionTest.java

C:\vinod\collection>java CollectionTest
Collection Example!

Collection data: Blue White Green Yellow
Collection size: 4

After removing [White]

Now collection data: Blue Green Yellow
Collection size: 3

Collection is empty

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