The java.util.Map.clear() method in Java is used to clear and remove all of the elements or mappings from a specified Map collection.
Syntax:
void clear()
Parameters: The method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: The method does not return any value.
Below programs are used to illustrate the working of java.util.Map.clear() Method:
Program 1: Mapping String Values to Integer Keys.
// Java code to illustrate the clear() methodimport java.util.*; public class Map_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating an empty Map Map<Integer, String> map = new HashMap<Integer, String>(); // Mapping string values to int keys map.put(10, "Geeks"); map.put(15, "4"); map.put(20, "Geeks"); map.put(25, "Welcomes"); map.put(30, "You"); // Displaying the Map System.out.println("Initial Mappings are: " + map); // Clearing the map using clear() map.clear(); // Displaying the final HashMap System.out.println("Finally the maps look like this: " + map); }} |
Output:
Initial Mappings are: {20=Geeks, 25=Welcomes, 10=Geeks, 30=You, 15=4}
Finally the maps look like this: {}
Program 2: Mapping Integer Values to String Keys.
// Java code to illustrate the clear() methodimport java.util.*; public class Map_Demo { public static void main(String[] args) { // Creating an empty Map Map<String, Integer> map = new HashMap<String, Integer>(); // Mapping int values to string keys map.put("Geeks", 10); map.put("4", 15); map.put("Geeks", 20); map.put("Welcomes", 25); map.put("You", 30); // Displaying the Map System.out.println("Initial Mappings are: " + map); // Clearing the map using clear() map.clear(); // Displaying the final Map System.out.println("Finally the maps look like this: " + map); }} |
Output:
Initial Mappings are: {4=15, Geeks=20, You=30, Welcomes=25}
Finally the maps look like this: {}
Note: The same operation can be performed with any type of Mapping with variation and combination of different data types.
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Map.html#clear()