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HashMap remove() Method in Java HashMap. remove() is an inbuilt method of HashMap class and is used to remove the mapping of any particular key from the map. It basically removes the values for any particular key in the Map. Parameters: The method takes one parameter key whose mapping is to be removed from the Map.
If you try to insert the duplicate key, it will replace the element of the corresponding key. HashMap is similar to HashTable, but it is unsynchronized. It allows to store the null keys as well, but there should be only one null key object and there can be any number of null values.
You should always use Iterator's remove() method to remove any mapping from the map while iterating over it to avoid any error.
It is not allowed to modify a map in Java while iterating over it to avoid non-deterministic behavior at a later stage. For example, the following code example throws a java. util. ConcurrentModificationException since the remove() method of the Map interface is called during iteration.
Try:
Iterator<Map.Entry<String,String>> iter = testMap.entrySet().iterator();
while (iter.hasNext()) {
Map.Entry<String,String> entry = iter.next();
if("Sample".equalsIgnoreCase(entry.getValue())){
iter.remove();
}
}
With Java 1.8 and onwards you can do the above in just one line:
testMap.entrySet().removeIf(entry -> "Sample".equalsIgnoreCase(entry.getValue()));
Use Iterator.remove().
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