[java] Iterator over HashMap in Java

I tried to iterate over hashmap in Java, which should be a fairly easy thing to do. However, the following code gives me some problems:

HashMap hm = new HashMap();

hm.put(0, "zero");
hm.put(1, "one");

Iterator iter = (Iterator) hm.keySet().iterator();

while(iter.hasNext()) {

    Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) iter.next();
    System.out.println(entry.getKey() + " - " + entry.getValue());

}

First, I needed to cast Iterator on hm.keySet().iterator(), because otherwise it said "Type mismatch: cannot convert from java.util.Iterator to Iterator". But then I get "The method hasNext() is undefined for the type Iterator", and "The method hasNext() is undefined for the type Iterator".

You should really use generics and the enhanced for loop for this:

Map<Integer, String> hm = new HashMap<>();
hm.put(0, "zero");
hm.put(1, "one");

for (Integer key : hm.keySet()) {
    System.out.println(key);
    System.out.println(hm.get(key));
}

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Or the entrySet() version:

Map<Integer, String> hm = new HashMap<>();
hm.put(0, "zero");
hm.put(1, "one");

for (Map.Entry<Integer, String> e : hm.entrySet()) {
    System.out.println(e.getKey());
    System.out.println(e.getValue());
}

With Java 8:

hm.forEach((k, v) -> {
    System.out.println("Key = " + k + " - " + v);
});

The cleanest way is to not (directly) use an iterator at all:

• type your map with generics
• use a foreach loop to iterate over the entries:

Like this:

Map<Integer, String> hm = new HashMap<Integer, String>();

hm.put(0, "zero");
hm.put(1, "one");

for (Map.Entry<Integer, String> entry : hm.entrySet()) {
    // do something with the entry
    System.out.println(entry.getKey() + " - " + entry.getValue());
    // the getters are typed:
    Integer key = entry.getKey();
    String value = entry.getValue();
}

This is way more efficient than iterating over keys, because you avoid n calls to get(key).

Iterator through keySet will give you keys. You should use entrySet if you want to iterate entries.

HashMap hm = new HashMap();

hm.put(0, "zero");
hm.put(1, "one");

Iterator iter = (Iterator) hm.entrySet().iterator();

while(iter.hasNext()) {

    Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) iter.next();
    System.out.println(entry.getKey() + " - " + entry.getValue());

}

Map<String, Car> carMap = new HashMap<String, Car>(16, (float) 0.75);

// there is no iterator for Maps, but there are methods to do this.

        Set<String> keys = carMap.keySet(); // returns a set containing all the keys
        for(String c : keys)
        {

            System.out.println(c);
        }

        Collection<Car> values = carMap.values(); // returns a Collection with all the objects
        for(Car c : values)
        {
            System.out.println(c.getDiscription());
        }
        /*keySet and the values methods serve as “views” into the Map.
          The elements in the set and collection are merely references to the entries in the map, 
          so any changes made to the elements in the set or collection are reflected in the map, and vice versa.*/

        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /*The entrySet method returns a Set of Map.Entry objects. 
          Entry is an inner interface in the Map interface.
          Two of the methods specified by Map.Entry are getKey and getValue.
          The getKey method returns the key and getValue returns the value.*/

        Set<Map.Entry<String, Car>> cars = carMap.entrySet(); 
        for(Map.Entry<String, Car> e : cars)
        {
            System.out.println("Keys = " + e.getKey());
            System.out.println("Values = " + e.getValue().getDiscription() + "\n");

        }

Several problems here:

• You probably don't use the correct iterator class. As others said, use import java.util.Iterator
• If you want to use Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) iter.next(); then you need to use hm.entrySet().iterator(), not hm.keySet().iterator(). Either you iterate on the keys, or on the entries.

1. Using EntrySet() and for each loop

      for(Map.Entry<String, String> entry: hashMap.entrySet()) {
        System.out.println("Key Of map = "+ entry.getKey() + 
                         " , value of map = " + entry.getValue() );
    }
   

2. Using keyset() and for each loop

            for(String key : hashMap.keySet()) {
               System.out.println("Key Of map = "+ key + " , 
                         value of map = " + hashMap.get(key) );
              }
   

3. Using EntrySet() and java Iterator

         for(String key : hashMap.keySet()) {
           System.out.println("Key Of map = "+ key + " , 
                         value of map = " + hashMap.get(key) );
           }
   

4. Using keyset() and java Iterator

        Iterator<String> keysIterator = keySet.iterator();
       while (keysIterator.hasNext()) {
           String key = keysIterator.next();
           System.out.println("Key Of map = "+ key + " , value of map = " + hashMap.get(key) );
      }
   

Reference : How to iterate over Map or HashMap in java

You are getting a keySet iterator on the HashMap and expecting to iterate over entries.

Correct code:

    HashMap hm = new HashMap();

    hm.put(0, "zero");
    hm.put(1, "one");

    //Here we get the keyset iterator not the Entry iterator
    Iterator iter = (Iterator) hm.keySet().iterator();

    while(iter.hasNext()) {

        //iterator's next() return an Integer that is the key
        Integer key = (Integer) iter.next();
        //already have the key, now get the value using get() method
        System.out.println(key + " - " + hm.get(key));

    }

Iterating over a HashMap using EntrySet:

     HashMap hm = new HashMap();
     hm.put(0, "zero");
     hm.put(1, "one");
     //Here we get the iterator on the entrySet
     Iterator iter = (Iterator) hm.entrySet().iterator();


     //Traversing using iterator on entry set  
     while (iter.hasNext()) {  
         Entry<Integer,String> entry = (Entry<Integer,String>) iter.next();  
         System.out.println("Key = " + entry.getKey() + ", Value = " + entry.getValue());  
     }  

     System.out.println();


    //Iterating using for-each construct on Entry Set
    Set<Entry<Integer, String>> entrySet = hm.entrySet();
    for (Entry<Integer, String> entry : entrySet) {  
        System.out.println("Key = " + entry.getKey() + ", Value = " + entry.getValue());  
    }           

Look at the section -Traversing Through a HashMap in the below link. java-collection-internal-hashmap and Traversing through HashMap