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Program: How to eliminate duplicate keys (user defined objects) with Hashtable?


Description:

Below example shows how to use user defined objects as keys and delete entries. To do this, you have to implement equals and hashcode methods. In below example we are using Emp object as key, and it has implemented equals, and hashcode methods.


Code:
package com.java2novice.hashtable;

import java.util.Hashtable;
import java.util.Set;

public class MyHashtableDupEntry {

	public static void main(String a[]){

		Hashtable<Empl,String> tm = new Hashtable<Empl, String>();
		tm.put(new Empl(134,"Ram",3000), "RAM");
		tm.put(new Empl(235,"John",6000), "JOHN");
		tm.put(new Empl(876,"Crish",2000), "CRISH");
		tm.put(new Empl(512,"Tom",2400), "TOM");
		System.out.println("Adding duplicate entry:");
		tm.put(new Empl(512,"Tom",2400), "TOM");
		System.out.println("Hashtable entries:");
		Set<Empl> keys = tm.keySet();
		for(Empl key:keys){
			System.out.println(key+" ==> "+tm.get(key));
		}
		System.out.println("Duplicate got eliminated!!!");
	}
}

class Empl{
	
	private String name;
	private int salary;
	private int id;
	
	public Empl(int id, String n, int s){
		this.id = id;
		this.name = n;
		this.salary = s;
	}
	
	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}
	public void setName(String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}
	public int getSalary() {
		return salary;
	}
	public void setSalary(int salary) {
		this.salary = salary;
	}
	public String toString(){
		return "Id: "+this.id+" -- Name: "+this.name+" -- Salary: "+this.salary;
	}

	public void setId(int id) {
		this.id = id;
	}

	public int getId() {
		return id;
	}
	
	@Override
	public int hashCode() {
		System.out.println("In hashcode");
		return this.getId();
	}
	
	@Override
	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
		Empl e = null;
		if(obj instanceof Empl){
			e = (Empl) obj;
		}
		System.out.println("In equals");
		if(this.getId() == e.getId()){
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
		
	}
}

Output:
In hashcode
In hashcode
In hashcode
In hashcode
Adding duplicate entry:
In hashcode
In equals
Hashtable entries:
In hashcode
In equals
Id: 876 -- Name: Crish -- Salary: 2000 ==> CRISH
In hashcode
In equals
Id: 512 -- Name: Tom -- Salary: 2400 ==> TOM
In hashcode
In equals
Id: 235 -- Name: John -- Salary: 6000 ==> JOHN
In hashcode
In equals
Id: 134 -- Name: Ram -- Salary: 3000 ==> RAM
Duplicate got eliminated!!!
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  3. How to copy Map content to another Hashtable?
  4. How to search a key in Hashtable?
  5. How to search a value in Hashtable?
  6. How to get all keys from Hashtable?
  7. How to get entry set from Hashtable?
  8. How to delete all elements from Hashtable?
  9. How to read elements using Enumeration in Hashtable?
  10. Hashtable implementation with equals and hashcode example.
  11. How to fetch values with user define object as keys in Hashtable?
  12. How to eliminate duplicate keys (user defined objects) with Hashtable?
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