The java.util.Set.iterator() method is used to return an iterator of the same elements as the set. The elements are returned in random order from what present in the set.
Syntax:
Iterator iterate_value = Set.iterator();
Parameters: The function does not take any parameter.
Return Value: The method iterates over the elements of the set and returns the values(iterators).
Below program illustrate the java.util.Set.iterator() method:
// Java code to illustrate iterator()   import java.util.*;   public class SetDemo {     public static void main(String args[])     {         // Creating an empty Set         Set<String> set = new HashSet<String>();           // Use add() method to add elements into the Set         set.add( "Welcome" );         set.add( "To" );         set.add( "Geeks" );         set.add( "4" );         set.add( "Geeks" );           // Displaying the Set         System.out.println( "Set: " + set);           // Creating an iterator         Iterator value = set.iterator();           // Displaying the values after iterating through the iterator         System.out.println( "The iterator values are: " );         while (value.hasNext()) {             System.out.println(value.next());         }     } } |
Set: [4, Geeks, Welcome, To] The iterator values are: 4 Geeks Welcome To
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Set.html#iterator()