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public class

IdentityHashMap

extends AbstractMap<K, V>
implements Serializable Cloneable Map<K, V>

java.lang.Object
↳	java.util.AbstractMap<K, V>
	↳	java.util.IdentityHashMap<K, V>

Class Overview

IdentityHashMap is a variant on HashMap which tests equality by reference instead of equality by value. Basically, keys and values are compared for equality by checking if their references are equal rather than by calling the "equals" function.

Note: This class intentionally violates the general contract of Map's on comparing objects by their equals method.

IdentityHashMap uses open addressing (linear probing in particular) for collision resolution. This is different from HashMap which uses Chaining.

Like HashMap, IdentityHashMap is not thread safe, so access by multiple threads must be synchronized by an external mechanism such as Collections.synchronizedMap.

Summary

Public Constructors
	IdentityHashMap() Creates an IdentityHashMap with default expected maximum size.
	IdentityHashMap(int maxSize) Creates an IdentityHashMap with the specified maximum size parameter.
	IdentityHashMap(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) Creates an IdentityHashMap using the given map as initial values.

Public Methods
void	clear() Removes all elements from this map, leaving it empty.
Object	clone() Returns a new IdentityHashMap with the same mappings and size as this one.
boolean	containsKey(Object key) Returns whether this map contains the specified key.
boolean	containsValue(Object value) Returns whether this map contains the specified value.
Set<Entry<K, V>>	entrySet() Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map.
boolean	equals(Object object) Compares this map with other objects.
V	get(Object key) Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns whether this IdentityHashMap has no elements.
Set<K>	keySet() Returns a set of the keys contained in this map.
V	put(K key, V value) Maps the specified key to the specified value.
void	putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) Copies all the mappings in the specified map to this map.
V	remove(Object key) Removes the mapping with the specified key from this map.
int	size() Returns the number of mappings in this IdentityHashMap.
Collection<V>	values() Returns a collection of the values contained in this map.

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Inherited Methods

From class java.util.AbstractMap

void	clear() Removes all elements from this map, leaving it empty.
Object	clone() Returns a new instance of the same class as this instance, whose slots have been filled in with the values of the slots of this instance.
boolean	containsKey(Object key) Returns whether this map contains the specified key.
boolean	containsValue(Object value) Returns whether this map contains the specified value.
abstract Set<Entry<K, V>>	entrySet() Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map.
boolean	equals(Object object) Compares the specified object to this instance, and returns `true` if the specified object is a map and both maps contain the same mappings.
V	get(Object key) Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code for this object.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns whether this map is empty.
Set<K>	keySet() Returns a set of the keys contained in this map.
V	put(K key, V value) Maps the specified key to the specified value.
void	putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) Copies every mapping in the specified map to this map.
V	remove(Object key) Removes a mapping with the specified key from this Map.
int	size() Returns the number of elements in this map.
String	toString() Returns the string representation of this map.
Collection<V>	values() Returns a collection of the values contained in this map.

From class java.lang.Object

Object	clone() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal.
void	finalize() Is called before the object's memory is being reclaimed by the VM.
final Class<? extends Object>	getClass() Returns the unique instance of `Class` which represents this object's class.
int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for this object.
final void	notify() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
final void	notifyAll() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object.
final void	wait(long millis, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait(long millis) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires.
final void	wait() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object.

From interface java.util.Map

abstract void	clear() Removes all elements from this `Map`, leaving it empty.
abstract boolean	containsKey(Object key) Returns whether this `Map` contains the specified key.
abstract boolean	containsValue(Object value) Returns whether this `Map` contains the specified value.
abstract Set<Entry<K, V>>	entrySet() Returns a `Set` containing all of the mappings in this `Map`.
abstract boolean	equals(Object object) Compares the argument to the receiver, and returns `true` if the specified object is a `Map` and both `Map`s contain the same mappings.
abstract V	get(Object key) Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.
abstract int	hashCode() Returns an integer hash code for the receiver.
abstract boolean	isEmpty() Returns whether this map is empty.
abstract Set<K>	keySet() Returns a set of the keys contained in this `Map`.
abstract V	put(K key, V value) Maps the specified key to the specified value.
abstract void	putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map) Copies every mapping in the specified `Map` to this `Map`.
abstract V	remove(Object key) Removes a mapping with the specified key from this `Map`.
abstract int	size() Returns the number of mappings in this `Map`.
abstract Collection<V>	values() Returns a `Collection` of the values contained in this `Map`.

Public Constructors

public IdentityHashMap ()

Since: API Level 1

Creates an IdentityHashMap with default expected maximum size.

public IdentityHashMap (int maxSize)

Since: API Level 1

Creates an IdentityHashMap with the specified maximum size parameter.

Parameters

maxSize	The estimated maximum number of entries that will be put in this map.

public IdentityHashMap (Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Since: API Level 1

Creates an IdentityHashMap using the given map as initial values.

Parameters

map	A map of (key,value) pairs to copy into the IdentityHashMap.

Public Methods

public void clear ()

Since: API Level 1

Removes all elements from this map, leaving it empty.

public Object clone ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns a new IdentityHashMap with the same mappings and size as this one.

Returns

a shallow copy of this IdentityHashMap.

public boolean containsKey (Object key)

Since: API Level 1

Returns whether this map contains the specified key.

Parameters

key	the key to search for.

Returns

true if this map contains the specified key, false otherwise.

public boolean containsValue (Object value)

Since: API Level 1

Returns whether this map contains the specified value.

Parameters

value	the value to search for.

Returns

true if this map contains the specified value, false otherwise.

public Set<Entry<K, V>> entrySet ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns a set containing all of the mappings in this map. Each mapping is an instance of Map.Entry. As the set is backed by this map, changes in one will be reflected in the other.

Returns

a set of the mappings.

public boolean equals (Object object)

Since: API Level 1

Compares this map with other objects. This map is equal to another map is it represents the same set of mappings. With this map, two mappings are the same if both the key and the value are equal by reference. When compared with a map that is not an IdentityHashMap, the equals method is neither necessarily symmetric (a.equals(b) implies b.equals(a)) nor transitive (a.equals(b) and b.equals(c) implies a.equals(c)).

Parameters

object	the object to compare to.

Returns

whether the argument object is equal to this object.

public V get (Object key)

Since: API Level 1

Returns the value of the mapping with the specified key.

Parameters

key	the key.

Returns

the value of the mapping with the specified key.

public boolean isEmpty ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns whether this IdentityHashMap has no elements.

Returns

true if this IdentityHashMap has no elements, false otherwise.

public Set<K> keySet ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns a set of the keys contained in this map. The set is backed by this map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The set does not support adding.

Returns

a set of the keys.

public V put (K key, V value)

Since: API Level 1

Maps the specified key to the specified value.

Parameters

key	the key.
value	the value.

Returns

the value of any previous mapping with the specified key or null if there was no such mapping.

public void putAll (Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Since: API Level 1

Copies all the mappings in the specified map to this map. These mappings will replace all mappings that this map had for any of the keys currently in the given map.

Parameters

map	the map to copy mappings from.

Throws

NullPointerException	if `map` is `null`.

public V remove (Object key)

Since: API Level 1

Removes the mapping with the specified key from this map.

Parameters

key	the key of the mapping to remove.

Returns

the value of the removed mapping, or null if no mapping for the specified key was found.

public int size ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns the number of mappings in this IdentityHashMap.

Returns

the number of mappings in this IdentityHashMap.

public Collection<V> values ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns a collection of the values contained in this map. The collection is backed by this map so changes to one are reflected by the other. The collection supports remove, removeAll, retainAll and clear operations, and it does not support add or addAll operations.

This method returns a collection which is the subclass of AbstractCollection. The iterator method of this subclass returns a "wrapper object" over the iterator of map's entrySet(). The size method wraps the map's size method and the contains method wraps the map's containsValue method.

The collection is created when this method is called for the first time and returned in response to all subsequent calls. This method may return different collections when multiple concurrent calls occur, since no synchronization is performed.

Returns

a collection of the values contained in this map.

Interfaces

Classes

Enums

Exceptions

IdentityHashMap

Class Overview

Summary

Public Constructors

public IdentityHashMap ()

public IdentityHashMap (int maxSize)

Parameters

public IdentityHashMap (Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Parameters

Public Methods

public void clear ()

See Also

public Object clone ()

Returns

See Also

public boolean containsKey (Object key)

Parameters

Returns

public boolean containsValue (Object value)

Parameters

Returns

public Set<Entry<K, V>> entrySet ()

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public boolean equals (Object object)

Parameters

Returns

public V get (Object key)

Parameters

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public boolean isEmpty ()

Returns

See Also

public Set<K> keySet ()

Returns

public V put (K key, V value)

Parameters

Returns

public void putAll (Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map)

Parameters

Throws

public V remove (Object key)

Parameters

Returns

public int size ()

Returns

public Collection<V> values ()

Returns