The java.util.Set.remove(Object O) method is used to remove a particular element from a Set.
Syntax:
boolean remove(Object O)
Parameters: The parameter O is of the type of element maintained by this Set and specifies the element to be removed from the Set.
Return Value: This method returns True if the specified element is present in the Set otherwise it returns False.
Below program illustrate the java.util.Set.remove(Object O) method:
// Java code to illustrate Set.remove() method   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);           // Removing elements using remove() method         set.remove( "Geeks" );         set.remove( "4" );         set.remove( "Welcome" );           // Displaying the Set after removal         System.out.println( "Set after removing elements: "                            + set);     } } |
Set: [4, Geeks, Welcome, To] Set after removing elements: [To]
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Set.html#remove(java.lang.Object)