The java.util.Map.containsKey() method is used to check whether a particular key is being mapped into the Map or not. It takes the key element as a parameter and returns True if that element is mapped in the map.
Syntax:
boolean containsKey(key_element)
Parameters: The method takes just one parameter key_element that refers to the key whose mapping is supposed to be checked inside a map.
Return Value: The method returns boolean true if the presence of the key is detected else false .
Below programs are used to illustrate the working of java.util.Map.containsKey() Method:
Program 1: Mapping String Values to Integer Keys.
// Java code to illustrate the containsKey() 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); // Checking for the key_element '20' System.out.println("Is the key '20' present? " + map.containsKey(20)); // Checking for the key_element '5' System.out.println("Is the key '5' present? " + map.containsKey(5)); }} |
Initial Mappings are: {20=Geeks, 25=Welcomes, 10=Geeks, 30=You, 15=4}
Is the key '20' present? true
Is the key '5' present? false
Program 2: Mapping Integer Values to String Keys.
// Java code to illustrate the containsKey() method import 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); // Checking for the key_element 'Welcomes' System.out.println("Is the key 'Welcomes' present? " + map.containsKey("Welcomes")); // Checking for the key_element 'World' System.out.println("Is the key 'World' present? " + map.containsKey("World")); }} |
Initial Mappings are: {4=15, Geeks=20, You=30, Welcomes=25}
Is the key 'Welcomes' present? true
Is the key 'World' present? false
Note: The same operation can be performed with any type of Mappings with variation and combination of different data types.
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Map.html#containsKey(java.lang.Object)
