Java code using HashSet of longs doesn't work?

Question

This simple Java code adds 2 to a set of long, and subsequently prints whether 2 is a member of the set:

import java.util.*;

class A {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        HashSet<Long> s = new HashSet<Long>();
        long x = 2;
        s.add(x);
        System.out.println(s.contains(2));
    }
}

It should print true since 2 is in the set, but instead it prints false. Why?

$ javac A.java && java A
false

Answer 1

Your set contains instances of Long and you were looking for an Integer (the type into which an int is boxed when an Object is required).

Test

System.out.println(s.contains(Long.valueOf(2))); 

or

System.out.println(s.contains(2L)); 

Answer 2

When you say s.contains(2), it searches for 2 which by default is an int, which gets boxed to Integer. But the object which you stored was Long. So, it returns false

Try using s.contains(Long.valueOf(2)) instead.