keySet() vs entrySet vs values() Example in Java Map

The java.util.Map interface provides three methods keySet(), entrySet() and values() to retrieve all keys, entries (a key-value pair), and values. Since these methods directly come from the Map interface, you can use it with any of the Map implementation class e.g. HashMap, TreeMap, LinkedHashMap, Hashtable, ConcurrentHashMap, and even with specialized Map implementations like EnumMap, WeakHashMap, and IdentityHashMap. In order to become a good Java developer, it's important to understand and remember key classes Java API e.g. Java's Collection framework. In this article, we will not only learn the difference between keySet(), entrySet() and values() methods, but also learn how to use them in Java program by looking at a simple example.

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