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10 Examples of ConcurrentHashMap in Java

Photo of Javin Paul Javin PaulOctober 7th, 2020Last Updated: October 2nd, 2020
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Hello guys, if you are new to Java programming and want to learn ConcurrentHashMap class in Java then you have come to the right place. Earlier, I have shared the best books and best courses to learn Java, and today, I am going to share 10 examples of using ConcurrentHashMap in Java. As a Java programmer, you might have heard about the ConcurrentHashMap class of java.util.concurrent package.

If you don’t let me tell you that ConcurrentHashMap is an important class in Java and you will often find yourself dealing with this class in a multithreaded and concurrent Java application. If you are wondering where to start and how to master this essential Java class then you have come to the right place.

In this article, I have shared some of the frequently used examples of ConcurrentHashMap in Java-like how to create a ConcurrentHashMap, how to update a key or value, how to delete a key-value pair, how to check if a key exists in ConcurrentHashMap or not, how to add new key-value pairs, and how to retrieve values from ConcurrentHashMap in Java. 

Once you have gone through these examples, you will have a better understanding of ConcurrentHashMap and you will be more confident in using them in your Java program without causing subtle bugs that are hard to find and fix.

10 Examples of ConcurrentHashMap in Java

Without wasting any more of your time, here are 10 useful examples of ConcurrentHashMap in Java. By these examples, you will learn how to work with ConcurrentHashMap in Java, like creating a map, inserting key-value pairs, updating a key-value pair, deleting a mapping,  check if a key or value exists in the map, iterating over keys or values, and so on.

1. How to create a ConcurrentHashMap with default capacity?

The first thing first, let’s learn how to create a concurrent hashmap in Java. Here is an example of creating an empty ConcurrentHashMapw ith default capacity.

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ConcurrentHashMap programmingLanguages = new ConcurrentHashMap();
 
System.out.println("Empty ConcurrentHashMap : " + programmingLanguages);

2. How to add objects into ConcurrentHashMap?

Once you have created a ConcurrentHashMap, it’s time to add some mapping. let’s store some keys and values into a ConcurrentHashMap in Java. If you look at the below code its no different than the HashMa examples of adding mapping which we have seen before, the only difference is that its thread-safe.

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programmingLanguages.put("Java", Integer.valueOf(18));
programmingLanguages.put("Scala", Integer.valueOf(10));
programmingLanguages.put("C++", Integer.valueOf(31));
programmingLanguages.put("C", Integer.valueOf(41));
System.out.println("ConcurrentHashMap with four mappings : " + programmingLanguages);

3. How to check if a key exists in ConcurrentHashMap or not?

Now that you have added mapping, its time to check is key exists in the ConcurrentHashMap or not. This time we will use the containsKey() method from the Map interface which is also available on CHM because CHM implements the Map interface.

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boolean isJavaExist = programmingLanguages.containsKey("Java");
boolean isPythonExist = programmingLanguages.containsKey("Python");
System.out.printf("Does Programming language Map has %s? %b %n", "Java",
                          isJavaExist);
System.out.printf("Does Programming language Map contains %s? %b %n", "Python",
  isPythonExist);

4. How to retrieve values from ConcurrentHashMap in Java?

Here is an example of retrieving values from ConcurrentHashMap in Java. This example is very similar to any other map like HashMap or  Hashtable as we are using the same get() method to retrieve values from ConcurrentHashMap in Java. 

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int howOldIsJava = programmingLanguages.get("Java");
int howOldIsC = programmingLanguages.get("C");
System.out.printf("How old is Java programming langugae? %d years %n", howOldIsJava);
System.out.printf("How old is C langugae? %d years %n", howOldIsC);

5. How to check if a value exists in ConcurrentHashMap?

Here is an example of checking if a value exists in ConcurrentHashMap or not. Again, this example is very similar to the HashMap containsValue() example we have seen before. 

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boolean is41Present = programmingLanguages.containsValue(Integer.valueOf(41));
boolean is31Present = programmingLanguages.containsValue(Integer.valueOf(31));
System.out.printf("Does value 41 is present in ConcurrentHashMap? %b %n", is41Present);
System.out.printf("Does value 31 is present in ConcurrentHashMap? %b %n", is31Present);

6. How to find Size of ConcurrentHashMap in Java?

You can use the size() method to find out how many key-value pairs are present in the ConcurrentHashMap.  The size() method returns the total number of mappings. 

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int numberOfMappings = programmingLanguages.size();
System.out.printf("ConcurrentHashMap %s, contains %d mappings %n",
                programmingLanguages, numberOfMappings);

7. How to loop over ConcurrentHashMap in Java?

There are multiple ways to loop over a ConcurrentHashMap in Java. In fact, you can use all the four ways to iterate over the Map with ConcurrentHashMap as well. Ultimately, it also implements the
java.utill.Map interface hence it obeys the contract of Map

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Set> entrySet = programmingLanguages.entrySet();
for (Map.Entry mapping : entrySet) {
   System.out.printf("Key : %s, Value: %s %n", mapping.getKey(), mapping.getValue());
}

8. PutIfAbsent Example – Adding keys only if it’s not present in ConcurrentHashMap?

This is a useful method which can be used to only insert element if it’s not already present in the map or dictionary. 

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System.out.printf("Before : %s %n", programmingLanguages);
programmingLanguages.putIfAbsent("Java", 22); // Already exists
System.out.printf("After : %s %n", programmingLanguages);
 
programmingLanguages.put("Python", 23);  // Added
System.out.printf("After : %s %n", programmingLanguages);

9. How to replace a Mapping in ConcurrentHashMap?

You can use the replace method to update the value of a key in ConcurrentHashMap. This method takes both key and value and updates the old value with the new one as shown below:

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programmingLanguages.replace("Java", 20);
System.out.println("ConcurrentHashMap After replace : " + programmingLanguages);

10. How to remove key values from ConcurrentHashMap in Java?

You can use the remove() method of ConcurrentHashMap to remove the mapping from the Map. This method will remove both key and values and the size of ConcurrentHashMap will decrease by one as shown in the following example:

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programmingLanguages.remove("C++");
System.out.println("ConcurrentHashMap After remove : " + programmingLanguages)

After running this code the mapping for the “C++” key will be removed. 

11. How to remove keys, while Iterating over ConcurrentHashMap?

Here is the code example of removing keys while iterating over ConcurrentHashMap in Java. Again, it’s no different than removing keys from HashMap as we are using the same remove() method from the Map interface which is also inherited by ConcurrentHashMap class in Java. 

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Iterator keys = programmingLanguages.keySet().iterator();
while (keys.hasNext()) {
    System.out.printf("Removing key %s from ConcurrentHashMap %n", keys.next());
    keys.remove();
}

The remove() method removes the current Key from the ConcurrentHashMap, just like Iterator does for List, Set, and Map.  

12. How to check if ConcurrentHashMap is empty in Java?

You can use the
isEmpty() method of ConcurrentHashMap to check if the given Map is empty or not. This method will return true if ConcurrentHashMap doesn’t have any mapping as shown in the following example:

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boolean isEmpty = programmingLanguages.isEmpty();
System.out.printf("Is ConcurrentHashMap %s is empty? %b ", programmingLanguages, isEmpty);

These were some of the most common examples of ConcurrentHashMap in Java.

ConcurrentHashMap Examples Java

Here is the complete Java Program which you can copy-paste in Eclipse or run it from the command line to play with:

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import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
  
/**
  * Java program to demonstrate how to use Concurrent HashMap in Java by simple examples.
  *
  * @author javin
  */
  
public class ConcurrentHashMapExamples{
  
    public static void main(String args[]) {
  
        // Creates a ConcurrentHashMap with default capacity
        ConcurrentHashMap programmingLanguages = new ConcurrentHashMap();
        System.out.println("Empty ConcurrentHashMap : " + programmingLanguages);
  
  
  
        // Adding objects into ConcurrentHashMap
        programmingLanguages.put("Java", Integer.valueOf(18));
        programmingLanguages.put("Scala", Integer.valueOf(10));
        programmingLanguages.put("C++", Integer.valueOf(31));
        programmingLanguages.put("C", Integer.valueOf(41));
        System.out.println("ConcurrentHashMap with four mappings : "
                                             + programmingLanguages);
  
  
  
        // Checking if a key exists in ConcurrentHashMap or not
        boolean isJavaExist = programmingLanguages.containsKey("Java");
        boolean isPythonExist = programmingLanguages.containsKey("Python");
        System.out.printf("Does Programming language Map has %s? %b %n", "Java",
                                             isJavaExist);
        System.out.printf("Does Programming language Map contains %s? %b %n", "Python",
                                                isPythonExist);
  
  
  
        // Retrieving values from ConcurrentHashMap in Java
        int howOldIsJava = programmingLanguages.get("Java");
        int howOldIsC = programmingLanguages.get("C");
        System.out.printf("How old is Java programming langugae? %d years %n",
                                         howOldIsJava);
        System.out.printf("How old is C langugae? %d years %n", howOldIsC);
  
  
  
        // Checking if a value exists in ConcurrentHashMap
        boolean is41Present = programmingLanguages.containsValue(Integer.valueOf(41));
        boolean is31Present = programmingLanguages.containsValue(Integer.valueOf(31));
        System.out.printf("Does value 41 is present in ConcurrentHashMap? %b %n",
                                     is41Present);
        System.out.printf("Does value 31 is present in ConcurrentHashMap? %b %n",
                                     is31Present);
  
  
  
        // Finding Size of ConcurrentHashMap
        int numberOfMappings = programmingLanguages.size();
        System.out.printf("ConcurrentHashMap %s, contains %d mappings %n",
                programmingLanguages, numberOfMappings);
  
  
  
        // Loop over ConcurrentHashMap in Java
        Set> entrySet = programmingLanguages.entrySet();
        for (Map.Entry mapping : entrySet) {
            System.out.printf("Key : %s, Value: %s %n", mapping.getKey(),
                              mapping.getValue());
        }
  
  
  
        //PutIfAbsent Example - Adding keys only if its not present in ConcurrentHashMap
        System.out.printf("Before : %s %n", programmingLanguages);
  
        programmingLanguages.putIfAbsent("Java", 22); // Already exists
        System.out.printf("After : %s %n", programmingLanguages);
  
        programmingLanguages.put("Python", 23);  // Added
        System.out.printf("After : %s %n", programmingLanguages);
  
  
  
        // Replacing a Mapping in ConcurrentHashMap
        programmingLanguages.replace("Java", 20);
        System.out.println("ConcurrentHashMap After replace : " + programmingLanguages);
  
  
  
        // Removing key values from ConcurrentHashMap
        programmingLanguages.remove("C++");
        System.out.println("ConcurrentHashMap After remove : " + programmingLanguages);
  
  
  
        // Removing Keys, while Iterating over ConcurrentHashMap
        Iterator keys = programmingLanguages.keySet().iterator();
        while (keys.hasNext()) {
            System.out.printf("Removing key %s from ConcurrentHashMap %n", keys.next());
            keys.remove();
  
        }
  
  
  
        // How to check if ConcurrentHashMap is empty
        boolean isEmpty = programmingLanguages.isEmpty();
        System.out.printf("Is ConcurrentHashMap %s is empty? %b ",
                   programmingLanguages, isEmpty);
  
    }
  
  
  
}
  
  

Output:

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Empty ConcurrentHashMap : {}
ConcurrentHashMap with four mappings : {C=41, Scala=10, Java=18, C++=31}
Does Programming language Map has Java? true
Does the Programming language Map contain Python? false
How old is Java programming language? 18 years
How old is C language? 41 years
Does value 41 is present in ConcurrentHashMap? true
Does value 31 is present in ConcurrentHashMap? true
ConcurrentHashMap {C=41, Scala=10, Java=18, C++=31}, contains 4 mappings
Key: C, Value: 41
Key: Scala, Value: 10
Key: Java, Value: 18
Key : C++, Value: 31
Before : {C=41, Scala=10, Java=18, C++=31}
After : {C=41, Scala=10, Java=18, C++=31}
After : {C=41, Python=23, Scala=10, Java=18, C++=31}
ConcurrentHashMap After replace : {C=41, Python=23, Scala=10, Java=20, C++=31}
ConcurrentHashMap After remove : {C=41, Python=23, Scala=10, Java=20}
Removing key C from ConcurrentHashMap
Removing key Python from ConcurrentHashMap
Removing key Scala from ConcurrentHashMap
Removing key Java from ConcurrentHashMap
Is ConcurrentHashMap {} is empty? true

That’s all about ConcurrentHashMap examples in Java. As I said, after going through these examples, you will have a better understanding of How ConcurrentHashMap works and how to use it properly. Now you have a good idea of how to create, add, update, search, and delete entries on a ConcurrentHashMap in Java.

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