Java Dictionary

A java dictionary is an abstract class that stores key-value pairs. Given a key, values can be stored and retrieved as needed; thus, a dictionary is a list of key-value pairs. Classes that implement this kind of interface include HashTables, HashMap, LinkedHashMap, etc.

The Dictionary object class is implemented in java.utils.

Class methods

Dictionary(): the default constructor.
elements(): returns the enumeration of all the values in the dictionary.
isEmpty(): checks whether or not the dictionary is empty.
keys(): returns the enumeration of all the keys in the dictionary.
put(K key, V value): adds the key-value pair to the dictionary.
remove(K key): removes the key-value pair that was mapped with the specified key.
get(K key): returns the value that was mapped to the specified key.
size(): returns the number of key-value pairs in the Dictionary.

import java.util.*;

class My_Dictionary 
{
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		// initializing My HashTable Dictionary
		Hashtable<String, String> my_dict = new Hashtable<String, String>();

        // using elements() method
        for (Enumeration x = my_dict.elements(); x.hasMoreElements();) 
        { 
            System.out.println("Values in my_dict: " + x.nextElement());
        }

        // using isEmpty() method
        System.out.println("\nIs my dictionary empty?: " + my_dict.isEmpty() + "\n");

        // using keys() method
        for (Enumeration x = my_dict.keys(); x.hasMoreElements();) 
        { 
            System.out.println("Keys in my_dict: " + x.nextElement()); 
        }

		// using put method
		my_dict.put("01", "Apple");
		my_dict.put("10", "Banana");

		// using remove() method 
		// remove value at key 10
        my_dict.remove("10");
        System.out.println("Checking if the removed value exists: " + my_dict.get("10")); 
  
        // using get() method
        System.out.println("\nValue at key = 10: " + my_dict.get("10")); 
        System.out.println("Value at key = 11: " + my_dict.get("11"));

        // using size() method
        System.out.println("\nSize of my_dict : " + my_dict.size()); 
	}
}

Java Dictionary

Class methods

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