The containsKey() method is used to check whether a particular key is being mapped into the SortedMap 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 SortedMap.
Return Value: The method returns boolean true if the presence of the key is detected else false .
Note: The containsKey() method in SortedMap is inherited from the Map interface in Java.
Below programs are used to illustrate the working of containsKey() Method:
Program 1: Mapping String Values to Integer Keys.
// Java code to illustrate// the containsKey() method  import java.util.*;  public class Map_Demo {    public static void main(String[] args)    {          // Creating an empty SortedMap        SortedMap<Integer, String> map            = new TreeMap<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 SortedMap        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:
{10=Geeks, 15=4, 20=Geeks, 25=Welcomes, 30=You}
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 SortedMap        SortedMap<String, Integer> map            = new TreeMap<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, Welcomes=25, You=30}
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)
