In this tutorial, we’ll see how to use HashMap in Java, and we’ll look at how it works internally. A class very similar to HashMap is Hashtable. Please refer to a couple of our other articles to learn more about the java.util.Hashtable class itself and the differences between HashMap and Hashtable. 2. Basic Usage.
The HashMap class provides the functionality of the hash table data structure in Java. In this tutorial, we will learn about the Java HashMap class and its various operations with the help of examples.