Java Collection: Hashtable

It is used to map keys to values. Please note that the spelling, while you are writing it.

Few important facts of Hashtable are as follows:

1. It is synchronized.
2. It stores <key, value> pairs in Hash Table (discussed in Data Structure).
3. It doesn’t allow null key and null values.

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Hierarchy of Hashtable class

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It extends Dictionary and implements Map, Cloneable, Serializable interfaces in Java.

Source code of Item.java

package com.t4b.test; public class Item { String name; int id; double price; public Item(String name, int id, double price) { super(); this.name = name; this.id = id; this.price = price; } @Override public String toString() { return "Item [name=" + name + ", id=" + id + ", price=" + price + "]"; } }

Source code of TestMain.java

package com.t4b.test; import java.util.Hashtable; import java.util.Map; public class TestMain { public static void main(String[] args) { Hashtable<Integer, Item> map = new Hashtable<Integer, Item>(); map.put(1, new Item("Apple", 1, 150.0)); map.put(2, new Item("Grape", 2, 250.0)); map.put(3, new Item("Mango", 3, 10)); map.put(2, new Item("Pine Apple", 4, 100)); for (Map.Entry item : map.entrySet()) { System.out.println(item.getKey() + " : " + item.getValue()); } } }

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