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oracle.security.crypto.util
Class UnsyncHashtable

java.lang.Object
java.util.Dictionary
oracle.security.crypto.util.UnsyncHashtable

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public final class UnsyncHashtable

extends java.util.Dictionary

implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

This class implements a hashtable, 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 the equals method.

An instance of UnsyncHashtable has two parameters that affect its efficiency: its capacity and its load factor. The load factor should be between 0.0 and 1.0. When the number of entries in the hashtable exceeds the product of the load factor and the current capacity, the capacity is increased by calling the rehash method. Larger load factors use memory more efficiently, at the expense of larger expected time per lookup.

If many entries are to be made into a UnsyncHashtable, 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:

            UnsyncHashtable numbers = new UnsyncHashtable();
            numbers.put("one", new Integer(1));
            numbers.put("two", new Integer(2));
            numbers.put("three", new Integer(3));
        

To retrieve a number, use the following code:

            Integer n = (Integer)numbers.get("two");
            if (n != null) {
                System.out.println("two = " + n);
            }
        

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

UnsyncHashtable()
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with a default capacity and load factor.

UnsyncHashtable(int initialCapacity)
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and default load factor.

UnsyncHashtable(int initialCapacity, float loadFactor)
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.

Method Summary

void	clear() Clears this hashtable so that it contains no keys.
java.lang.Object	clone() Creates a shallow copy of this hashtable.
boolean	contains(java.lang.Object value) Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this hashtable.
boolean	containsKey(java.lang.Object key) Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.
java.util.Enumeration	elements() Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object key) Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped in this hashtable.
boolean	isEmpty() Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.
java.util.Enumeration	keys() Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.
java.lang.Object	put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Maps the specified key to the specified value in this hashtable.
protected void	rehash() Rehashes the contents of the hashtable into a hashtable with a larger capacity.
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.Object key) Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this hashtable.
int	size() Returns the number of keys in this hashtable.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a rather long string representation of this hashtable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UnsyncHashtable

public UnsyncHashtable(int initialCapacity,
                       float loadFactor)

Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.

Parameters:

initialCapacity - the initial capacity of the hashtable.

loadFactor - a number between 0.0 and 1.0.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the initial capacity is less than or equal to zero, or if the load factor is less than or equal to zero.

UnsyncHashtable

public UnsyncHashtable(int initialCapacity)

Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and default load factor.

Parameters:

initialCapacity - the initial capacity of the hashtable.

UnsyncHashtable

public UnsyncHashtable()

Constructs a new, empty hashtable with a default capacity and load factor.

Method Detail

size

public int size()

Returns the number of keys in this hashtable.

Specified by:

size in class java.util.Dictionary

Returns:

the number of keys in this hashtable.

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.

Specified by:

isEmpty in class java.util.Dictionary

Returns:

true if this hashtable maps no keys to values; false otherwise.

keys

public java.util.Enumeration keys()

Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

Specified by:

keys in class java.util.Dictionary

Returns:

an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

elements

public java.util.Enumeration 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:

elements in class java.util.Dictionary

Returns:

an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.

contains

public boolean contains(java.lang.Object value)

Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this hashtable. This operation is more expensive than the containsKey method.

Parameters:

value - a value to search for.

Returns:

true if some key maps to the value argument in this hashtable; false otherwise.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the value is null.

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(java.lang.Object key)

Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.

Parameters:

key - possible key.

Returns:

true if the specified object is a key in this hashtable; false otherwise.

get

public java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)

Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped in this hashtable.

Specified by:

get in class java.util.Dictionary

Parameters:

key - a key in the hashtable.

Returns:

the value to which the key is mapped in this hashtable; null if the key is not mapped to any value in this hashtable.

rehash

protected void rehash()

Rehashes the contents of the hashtable into a hashtable with a larger capacity. This method is called automatically when the number of keys in the hashtable exceeds this hashtable's capacity and load factor.

put

public java.lang.Object put(java.lang.Object key,
                            java.lang.Object value)

Maps the specified key to the specified value in this hashtable. Neither the key nor the value can be null.

The value can be retrieved by calling the get method with a key that is equal to the original key.

Specified by:

put in class java.util.Dictionary

Parameters:

key - the hashtable key.

value - the value.

Returns:

the previous value of the specified key in this hashtable, or null if it did not have one.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the key or value is null.

remove

public java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.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 class java.util.Dictionary

Parameters:

key - the key that needs to be removed.

Returns:

the value to which the key had been mapped in this hashtable, or null if the key did not have a mapping.

clear

public void clear()

Clears this hashtable so that it contains no keys.

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Creates a shallow copy of this hashtable. The keys and values themselves are not cloned. This is a relatively expensive operation.

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a clone of the hashtable.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a rather long string representation of this hashtable.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a string representation of this hashtable.

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