Class Hashtable<K,V>
- java.lang.Object
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- java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
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- java.util.Hashtable<K,V>
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- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable, Cloneable, Map<K,V>
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- Properties, UIDefaults
public class Hashtable<K,V> extends Dictionary<K,V> implements Map<K,V>, Cloneable, Serializable
This class implements a hash table, which maps keys to values. Any non-null
object can be used as a key or as a value.To successfully store and retrieve objects from a hashtable, the objects used as keys must implement the
hashCode
method and theequals
method.An instance of
Hashtable
has two parameters that affect its performance: initial capacity and load factor. The capacity is the number of buckets in the hash table, and the initial capacity is simply the capacity at the time the hash table is created. Note that the hash table is open: in the case of a "hash collision", a single bucket stores multiple entries, which must be searched sequentially. The load factor is a measure of how full the hash table is allowed to get before its capacity is automatically increased. The initial capacity and load factor parameters are merely hints to the implementation. The exact details as to when and whether the rehash method is invoked are implementation-dependent.Generally, the default load factor (.75) offers a good tradeoff between time and space costs. Higher values decrease the space overhead but increase the time cost to look up an entry (which is reflected in most Hashtable operations, including get and put).
The initial capacity controls a tradeoff between wasted space and the need for
rehash
operations, which are time-consuming. Norehash
operations will ever occur if the initial capacity is greater than the maximum number of entries the Hashtable will contain divided by its load factor. However, setting the initial capacity too high can waste space.If many entries are to be made into a
Hashtable
, creating it with a sufficiently large capacity may allow the entries to be inserted more efficiently than letting it perform automatic rehashing as needed to grow the table.This example creates a hashtable of numbers. It uses the names of the numbers as keys:
Hashtable<String, Integer> numbers = new Hashtable<String, Integer>(); numbers.put("one", 1); numbers.put("two", 2); numbers.put("three", 3);
To retrieve a number, use the following code:
Integer n = numbers.get("two"); if (n != null) { System.out.println("two = " + n); }
The iterators returned by the iterator method of the collections returned by all of this class's "collection view methods" are fail-fast: if the Hashtable is structurally modified at any time after the iterator is created, in any way except through the iterator's own remove method, the iterator will throw a
ConcurrentModificationException
. Thus, in the face of concurrent modification, the iterator fails quickly and cleanly, rather than risking arbitrary, non-deterministic behavior at an undetermined time in the future. The Enumerations returned by Hashtable's keys and elements methods are not fail-fast.Note that the fail-fast behavior of an iterator cannot be guaranteed as it is, generally speaking, impossible to make any hard guarantees in the presence of unsynchronized concurrent modification. Fail-fast iterators throw ConcurrentModificationException on a best-effort basis. Therefore, it would be wrong to write a program that depended on this exception for its correctness: the fail-fast behavior of iterators should be used only to detect bugs.
As of the Java 2 platform v1.2, this class was retrofitted to implement the
Map
interface, making it a member of the Java Collections Framework. Unlike the new collection implementations,Hashtable
is synchronized. If a thread-safe implementation is not needed, it is recommended to useHashMap
in place ofHashtable
. If a thread-safe highly-concurrent implementation is desired, then it is recommended to useConcurrentHashMap
in place ofHashtable
.- Since:
- JDK1.0
- See Also:
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Object.equals(java.lang.Object)
,Object.hashCode()
,rehash()
,Collection
,Map
,HashMap
,TreeMap
, Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description Hashtable()
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with a default initial capacity (11) and load factor (0.75).Hashtable(int initialCapacity)
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and default load factor (0.75).Hashtable(int initialCapacity, float loadFactor)
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.Hashtable(Map<? extends K,? extends V> t)
Constructs a new hashtable with the same mappings as the given Map.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description void
clear()
Clears this hashtable so that it contains no keys.Object
clone()
Creates a shallow copy of this hashtable.V
compute(K key, BiFunction<? super K,? super V,? extends V> remappingFunction)
Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its current mapped value (ornull
if there is no current mapping).V
computeIfAbsent(K key, Function<? super K,? extends V> mappingFunction)
If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped tonull
), attempts to compute its value using the given mapping function and enters it into this map unlessnull
.V
computeIfPresent(K key, BiFunction<? super K,? super V,? extends V> remappingFunction)
If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.boolean
contains(Object value)
Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this hashtable.boolean
containsKey(Object key)
Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.boolean
containsValue(Object value)
Returns true if this hashtable maps one or more keys to this value.Enumeration<V>
elements()
Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.Set<Map.Entry<K,V>>
entrySet()
Returns aSet
view of the mappings contained in this map.boolean
equals(Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this Map for equality, as per the definition in the Map interface.void
forEach(BiConsumer<? super K,? super V> action)
Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception.V
get(Object key)
Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, ornull
if this map contains no mapping for the key.V
getOrDefault(Object key, V defaultValue)
Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, ordefaultValue
if this map contains no mapping for the key.int
hashCode()
Returns the hash code value for this Map as per the definition in the Map interface.boolean
isEmpty()
Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.Enumeration<K>
keys()
Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.Set<K>
keySet()
Returns aSet
view of the keys contained in this map.V
merge(K key, V value, BiFunction<? super V,? super V,? extends V> remappingFunction)
If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is associated with null, associates it with the given non-null value.V
put(K key, V value)
Maps the specifiedkey
to the specifiedvalue
in this hashtable.void
putAll(Map<? extends K,? extends V> t)
Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this hashtable.V
putIfAbsent(K key, V value)
If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped tonull
) associates it with the given value and returnsnull
, else returns the current value.protected void
rehash()
Increases the capacity of and internally reorganizes this hashtable, in order to accommodate and access its entries more efficiently.V
remove(Object key)
Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this hashtable.boolean
remove(Object key, Object value)
Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to the specified value.V
replace(K key, V value)
Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to some value.boolean
replace(K key, V oldValue, V newValue)
Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped to the specified value.void
replaceAll(BiFunction<? super K,? super V,? extends V> function)
Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given function on that entry until all entries have been processed or the function throws an exception.int
size()
Returns the number of keys in this hashtable.String
toString()
Returns a string representation of this Hashtable object in the form of a set of entries, enclosed in braces and separated by the ASCII characters ", " (comma and space).Collection<V>
values()
Returns aCollection
view of the values contained in this map.
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Constructor Detail
Hashtable
public Hashtable(int initialCapacity, float loadFactor)
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.- Parameters:
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initialCapacity
- the initial capacity of the hashtable. -
loadFactor
- the load factor of the hashtable. - Throws:
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IllegalArgumentException
- if the initial capacity is less than zero, or if the load factor is nonpositive.
Hashtable
public Hashtable(int initialCapacity)
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and default load factor (0.75).- Parameters:
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initialCapacity
- the initial capacity of the hashtable. - Throws:
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IllegalArgumentException
- if the initial capacity is less than zero.
Hashtable
public Hashtable()
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with a default initial capacity (11) and load factor (0.75).
Hashtable
public Hashtable(Map<? extends K,? extends V> t)
Constructs a new hashtable with the same mappings as the given Map. The hashtable is created with an initial capacity sufficient to hold the mappings in the given Map and a default load factor (0.75).- Parameters:
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t
- the map whose mappings are to be placed in this map. - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the specified map is null. - Since:
- 1.2
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Method Detail
size
public int size()
Returns the number of keys in this hashtable.
isEmpty
public boolean isEmpty()
Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.
keys
public Enumeration<K> keys()
Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.- Specified by:
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keys
in classDictionary<K,V>
- Returns:
- an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.
- See Also:
-
Enumeration
,elements()
,keySet()
,Map
elements
public Enumeration<V> elements()
Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable. Use the Enumeration methods on the returned object to fetch the elements sequentially.- Specified by:
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elements
in classDictionary<K,V>
- Returns:
- an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.
- See Also:
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Enumeration
,keys()
,values()
,Map
contains
public boolean contains(Object value)
Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this hashtable. This operation is more expensive than thecontainsKey
method.Note that this method is identical in functionality to
containsValue
, (which is part of theMap
interface in the collections framework).- Parameters:
-
value
- a value to search for - Returns:
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true
if and only if some key maps to thevalue
argument in this hashtable as determined by the equals method;false
otherwise. - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the value isnull
containsValue
public boolean containsValue(Object value)
Returns true if this hashtable maps one or more keys to this value.Note that this method is identical in functionality to
contains
(which predates theMap
interface).- Specified by:
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containsValue
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
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value
- value whose presence in this hashtable is to be tested - Returns:
- true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value
- Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the value isnull
- Since:
- 1.2
containsKey
public boolean containsKey(Object key)
Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.- Specified by:
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containsKey
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
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key
- possible key - Returns:
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true
if and only if the specified object is a key in this hashtable, as determined by the equals method;false
otherwise. - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the key isnull
- See Also:
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contains(Object)
get
public V get(Object key)
Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, ornull
if this map contains no mapping for the key.More formally, if this map contains a mapping from a key
k
to a valuev
such that(key.equals(k))
, then this method returnsv
; otherwise it returnsnull
. (There can be at most one such mapping.)- Specified by:
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get
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Specified by:
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get
in classDictionary<K,V>
- Parameters:
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key
- the key whose associated value is to be returned - Returns:
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the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
null
if this map contains no mapping for the key - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the specified key is null - See Also:
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put(Object, Object)
rehash
protected void rehash()
Increases the capacity of and internally reorganizes this hashtable, in order to accommodate and access its entries more efficiently. This method is called automatically when the number of keys in the hashtable exceeds this hashtable's capacity and load factor.
put
public V put(K key, V value)
Maps the specifiedkey
to the specifiedvalue
in this hashtable. Neither the key nor the value can benull
.The value can be retrieved by calling the
get
method with a key that is equal to the original key.- Specified by:
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put
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Specified by:
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put
in classDictionary<K,V>
- Parameters:
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key
- the hashtable key -
value
- the value - Returns:
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the previous value of the specified key in this hashtable, or
null
if it did not have one - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the key or value isnull
- See Also:
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Object.equals(Object)
,get(Object)
remove
public V remove(Object key)
Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this hashtable. This method does nothing if the key is not in the hashtable.- Specified by:
-
remove
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Specified by:
-
remove
in classDictionary<K,V>
- Parameters:
-
key
- the key that needs to be removed - Returns:
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the value to which the key had been mapped in this hashtable, or
null
if the key did not have a mapping - Throws:
-
NullPointerException
- if the key isnull
putAll
public void putAll(Map<? extends K,? extends V> t)
Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this hashtable. These mappings will replace any mappings that this hashtable had for any of the keys currently in the specified map.- Specified by:
-
putAll
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
-
t
- mappings to be stored in this map - Throws:
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NullPointerException
- if the specified map is null - Since:
- 1.2
clear
public void clear()
Clears this hashtable so that it contains no keys.
clone
public Object clone()
Creates a shallow copy of this hashtable. All the structure of the hashtable itself is copied, but the keys and values are not cloned. This is a relatively expensive operation.
toString
public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this Hashtable object in the form of a set of entries, enclosed in braces and separated by the ASCII characters ", " (comma and space). Each entry is rendered as the key, an equals sign =, and the associated element, where the toString method is used to convert the key and element to strings.
keySet
public Set<K> keySet()
Returns aSet
view of the keys contained in this map. The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map is modified while an iteration over the set is in progress (except through the iterator's own remove operation), the results of the iteration are undefined. The set supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the Iterator.remove, Set.remove, removeAll, retainAll, and clear operations. It does not support the add or addAll operations.
entrySet
public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet()
Returns aSet
view of the mappings contained in this map. The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map is modified while an iteration over the set is in progress (except through the iterator's own remove operation, or through the setValue operation on a map entry returned by the iterator) the results of the iteration are undefined. The set supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the Iterator.remove, Set.remove, removeAll, retainAll and clear operations. It does not support the add or addAll operations.
values
public Collection<V> values()
Returns aCollection
view of the values contained in this map. The collection is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the collection, and vice-versa. If the map is modified while an iteration over the collection is in progress (except through the iterator's own remove operation), the results of the iteration are undefined. The collection supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the Iterator.remove, Collection.remove, removeAll, retainAll and clear operations. It does not support the add or addAll operations.
equals
public boolean equals(Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this Map for equality, as per the definition in the Map interface.
hashCode
public int hashCode()
Returns the hash code value for this Map as per the definition in the Map interface.
getOrDefault
public V getOrDefault(Object key, V defaultValue)
Description copied from interface:Map
Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, ordefaultValue
if this map contains no mapping for the key.- Specified by:
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getOrDefault
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
-
key
- the key whose associated value is to be returned -
defaultValue
- the default mapping of the key - Returns:
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the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
defaultValue
if this map contains no mapping for the key
forEach
public void forEach(BiConsumer<? super K,? super V> action)
Description copied from interface:Map
Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception. Unless otherwise specified by the implementing class, actions are performed in the order of entry set iteration (if an iteration order is specified.) Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.
replaceAll
public void replaceAll(BiFunction<? super K,? super V,? extends V> function)
Description copied from interface:Map
Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given function on that entry until all entries have been processed or the function throws an exception. Exceptions thrown by the function are relayed to the caller.- Specified by:
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replaceAll
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
-
function
- the function to apply to each entry
putIfAbsent
public V putIfAbsent(K key, V value)
Description copied from interface:Map
If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped tonull
) associates it with the given value and returnsnull
, else returns the current value.- Specified by:
-
putIfAbsent
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
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key
- key with which the specified value is to be associated -
value
- value to be associated with the specified key - Returns:
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the previous value associated with the specified key, or
null
if there was no mapping for the key. (Anull
return can also indicate that the map previously associatednull
with the key, if the implementation supports null values.)
remove
public boolean remove(Object key, Object value)
Description copied from interface:Map
Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to the specified value.
replace
public boolean replace(K key, V oldValue, V newValue)
Description copied from interface:Map
Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped to the specified value.
replace
public V replace(K key, V value)
Description copied from interface:Map
Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to some value.- Specified by:
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replace
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
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key
- key with which the specified value is associated -
value
- value to be associated with the specified key - Returns:
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the previous value associated with the specified key, or
null
if there was no mapping for the key. (Anull
return can also indicate that the map previously associatednull
with the key, if the implementation supports null values.)
computeIfAbsent
public V computeIfAbsent(K key, Function<? super K,? extends V> mappingFunction)
Description copied from interface:Map
If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped tonull
), attempts to compute its value using the given mapping function and enters it into this map unlessnull
.If the function returns
null
no mapping is recorded. If the function itself throws an (unchecked) exception, the exception is rethrown, and no mapping is recorded. The most common usage is to construct a new object serving as an initial mapped value or memoized result, as in:map.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> new Value(f(k)));
Or to implement a multi-value map,
Map<K,Collection<V>>
, supporting multiple values per key:map.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> new HashSet<V>()).add(v);
- Specified by:
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computeIfAbsent
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
-
key
- key with which the specified value is to be associated -
mappingFunction
- the function to compute a value - Returns:
- the current (existing or computed) value associated with the specified key, or null if the computed value is null
computeIfPresent
public V computeIfPresent(K key, BiFunction<? super K,? super V,? extends V> remappingFunction)
Description copied from interface:Map
If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.If the function returns
null
, the mapping is removed. If the function itself throws an (unchecked) exception, the exception is rethrown, and the current mapping is left unchanged.- Specified by:
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computeIfPresent
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
-
key
- key with which the specified value is to be associated -
remappingFunction
- the function to compute a value - Returns:
- the new value associated with the specified key, or null if none
compute
public V compute(K key, BiFunction<? super K,? super V,? extends V> remappingFunction)
Description copied from interface:Map
Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its current mapped value (ornull
if there is no current mapping). For example, to either create or append aString
msg to a value mapping:map.compute(key, (k, v) -> (v == null) ? msg : v.concat(msg))
merge()
is often simpler to use for such purposes.)If the function returns
null
, the mapping is removed (or remains absent if initially absent). If the function itself throws an (unchecked) exception, the exception is rethrown, and the current mapping is left unchanged.
merge
public V merge(K key, V value, BiFunction<? super V,? super V,? extends V> remappingFunction)
Description copied from interface:Map
If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is associated with null, associates it with the given non-null value. Otherwise, replaces the associated value with the results of the given remapping function, or removes if the result isnull
. This method may be of use when combining multiple mapped values for a key. For example, to either create or append aString msg
to a value mapping:map.merge(key, msg, String::concat)
If the function returns
null
the mapping is removed. If the function itself throws an (unchecked) exception, the exception is rethrown, and the current mapping is left unchanged.- Specified by:
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merge
in interfaceMap<K,V>
- Parameters:
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key
- key with which the resulting value is to be associated -
value
- the non-null value to be merged with the existing value associated with the key or, if no existing value or a null value is associated with the key, to be associated with the key -
remappingFunction
- the function to recompute a value if present - Returns:
- the new value associated with the specified key, or null if no value is associated with the key
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