The keys() method of Dictionary class in Java is used to get the enumeration of the values present in the dictionary.
Syntax:
Enumeration enu = DICTIONARY.elements()
Parameters: The method does not take any parameters.
Return value: The method returns an enumeration of the values of the Dictionary.
Below programs are used to illustrate the working of the java.util.Dictionary.elements() method:
Program 1:
// Java code to illustrate the elements() method import java.util.*; public class Dictionary_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating an empty Dictionary Dictionary<Integer, String> dict = new Hashtable<Integer, String>(); // Inserting elements into the Dictionary dict.put( 10 , "Geeks" ); dict.put( 15 , "4" ); dict.put( 20 , "Geeks" ); dict.put( 25 , "Welcomes" ); dict.put( 30 , "You" ); // Displaying the Dictionary System.out.println( "The Dictionary is: " + dict); // Creating an empty enumeration to store Enumeration enu = dict.elements(); System.out.println( "The enumeration of values are:" ); // Displaying the Enumeration while (enu.hasMoreElements()) { System.out.println(enu.nextElement()); } } } |
The Dictionary is: {10=Geeks, 20=Geeks, 30=You, 15=4, 25=Welcomes} The enumeration of values are: Geeks Geeks You 4 Welcomes
Program 2:
// Java code to illustrate the elements() method import java.util.*; public class Dictionary_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating an empty Dictionary Dictionary<String, Integer> dict = new Hashtable<String, Integer>(); // Inserting elements into the table dict.put( "Geeks" , 10 ); dict.put( "4" , 15 ); dict.put( "Geeks" , 20 ); dict.put( "Welcomes" , 25 ); dict.put( "You" , 30 ); // Displaying the Dictionary System.out.println( "The Dictionary is: " + dict); // Creating an empty enumeration to store Enumeration enu = dict.elements(); System.out.println( "The enumeration of values are:" ); // Displaying the Enumeration while (enu.hasMoreElements()) { System.out.println(enu.nextElement()); } } } |
The Dictionary is: {You=30, Welcomes=25, 4=15, Geeks=20} The enumeration of values are: 30 25 15 20