Java 8 – How to remove an entry based on the Value in a Map or HashMap ?

February 13, 2023 SJ Collection, Java 8 0

In this article, we will discuss how to remove an entry based on the Value in a HashMap using Java 8 Stream

Remove an entry based on Value in a HashMap :

To remove an entry based on the Value,

  • First iterate through entrySet
  • Remove the entry by comparing the Value passed

Here, we will discuss 2 approaches to remove an entry based on the Value from HashMap

  • Using Java 8 Stream
  • Before Java 8

1. Using Java 8 Stream :

  • Check entry set and remove required entry by comparing Value using removeIf() method
  • Now there are 2 possibilities on comparison,
    • If the entry is present comparing the supplied Value, then corresponding entry will be removed from the original Map entries
    • If it is not present, then original Map won’t be affected and all entries will be present
  • Note: If there are duplicate values for the different unique Keys, then it will remove all entries corresponding to that Value

RemoveEntryBasedOnValueInMapUsingJava8Stream.java

package in.bench.resources.find.entry.map;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class RemoveEntryBasedOnValueInMapUsingJava8Stream {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// 1. creating HashMap object of type <Integer, String>
		Map<Integer, String> populationCountry = new HashMap<>(); 


		// 1.1 adding key-value pairs to HashMap object
		populationCountry.put(220892331, "Pakistan");
		populationCountry.put(146748590, "Russia");
		populationCountry.put(213728559, "Brazil");
		populationCountry.put(382357386, "Indian");
		populationCountry.put(332429717, "America");


		// 1.2 print original Map entries
		System.out.println("1. Original Map Entries :- \n");


		// 1.3 print Map entries to console
		populationCountry.forEach((key, value) -> System.out.println(
				"Key : " + key  + "\t\t"  + "Value : "  + value
				));



		// 2. find Entry on the basis of Value
		String valueToFind = "Pakistan";


		// 2.1 Remove Entry based on Value
		populationCountry
		.entrySet()
		.removeIf(entry -> entry.getValue().equals(valueToFind));


		// 2.2 print to console
		System.out.println("\n\n2. After removing Map entry with Value '" + valueToFind + "' :- \n");


		// 2.3 Map entries after removing a particular Value
		populationCountry.forEach((key, value) -> System.out.println(
				"Key : " + key  + "\t\t"  + "Value : "  + value
				));
	}
}

Output :

1. Original Map Entries :- 

Key : 382357386		Value : Indian
Key : 220892331		Value : Pakistan
Key : 146748590		Value : Russia
Key : 213728559		Value : Brazil
Key : 332429717		Value : America


2. After removing Map entry with Value 'Pakistan' :- 

Key : 382357386		Value : Indian
Key : 146748590		Value : Russia
Key : 213728559		Value : Brazil
Key : 332429717		Value : America

2. Before Java 8 :

  • Iterate through Map values one-by-one and remove required entry by comparing Value using remove() method
  • Now there are 2 possibilities on comparison,
    • If the value is present, then corresponding entry will be removed from the original Map entries
    • If it is not present, then original Map won’t be affected and all entries will be present
  • Note: If there are duplicate values for the different unique Keys, then it will remove all entries corresponding to that Value

RemoveEntryBasedOnValueInMap.java

package in.bench.resources.find.entry.map;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class RemoveEntryBasedOnValueInMap {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		// 1. creating HashMap object of type <Integer, String>
		Map<Integer, String> populationCountry = new HashMap<>(); 


		// 1.1 adding key-value pairs to HashMap object
		populationCountry.put(220892331, "Pakistan");
		populationCountry.put(146748590, "Russia");
		populationCountry.put(213728559, "Brazil");
		populationCountry.put(382357386, "Indian");
		populationCountry.put(332429717, "America");


		// 1.2 print original Map entries
		System.out.println("1. Original Map Entries :- \n");


		// 1.3 print Map entries to console
		populationCountry.forEach((key, value) -> System.out.println(
				"Key : " + key  + "\t\t"  + "Value : "  + value
				));



		// 2. find Entry on the basis of Value
		String valueToFind = "Pakistan";


		// 2.1 Remove Entry based on Value
		populationCountry
		.values()
		.remove(valueToFind);


		// 2.2 print to console
		System.out.println("\n\n2. After removing Map entry with Value '" + valueToFind + "' :- \n");


		// 2.3 Map entries after removing a particular Value
		populationCountry.forEach((key, value) -> System.out.println(
				"Key : " + key  + "\t\t"  + "Value : "  + value
				));
	}
}

Output :

1. Original Map Entries :- 

Key : 382357386		Value : Indian
Key : 220892331		Value : Pakistan
Key : 146748590		Value : Russia
Key : 213728559		Value : Brazil
Key : 332429717		Value : America


2. After removing Map entry with Value 'Pakistan' :- 

Key : 382357386		Value : Indian
Key : 146748590		Value : Russia
Key : 213728559		Value : Brazil
Key : 332429717		Value : America

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