Java LinkedHashSet Class

Java LinkedHashSet class is a Hashtable and Linked list implementation of the Set interface. It inherits the HashSet class and implements the Set interface.

The important points about the Java LinkedHashSet class are:

Java LinkedHashSet class contains unique elements only like HashSet.
Java LinkedHashSet class provides all optional set operations and permits null elements.
Java LinkedHashSet class is non-synchronized.
Java LinkedHashSet class maintains insertion order.

Note: Keeping the insertion order in the LinkedHashset has some additional costs, both in terms of extra memory and extra CPU cycles. Therefore, if it is not required to maintain the insertion order, go for the lighter-weight HashMap or the HashSet instead.

Hierarchy of LinkedHashSet class

The LinkedHashSet class extends the HashSet class, which implements the Set interface. The Set interface inherits Collection and Iterable interfaces in hierarchical order.

LinkedHashSet Class Declaration

Let’s see the declaration for java.util.LinkedHashSet class.

  public class LinkedHashSet extends HashSet implements Set, Cloneable, Serializable  

Constructors of Java LinkedHashSet Class

Constructor	Description
HashSet()	It is used to construct a default HashSet.
HashSet(Collection c)	It is used to initialize the hash set by using the elements of the collection c.
LinkedHashSet(int capacity)	It is used to initialize the capacity of the linked hash set to the given integer value capacity.
LinkedHashSet(int capacity, float fillRatio)	It is used to initialize both the capacity and the fill ratio (also called load capacity) of the hash set from its argument.

Java LinkedHashSet Example

Let’s see a simple example of the Java LinkedHashSet class. Here you can notice that the elements iterate in insertion order.

FileName: LinkedHashSet1.java

  import java.util.*;  class LinkedHashSet1{   public static void main(String args[]){   //Creating HashSet and adding elements      LinkedHashSet set=new LinkedHashSet();     set.add(“One”);       set.add(“Two”);       set.add(“Three”);      set.add(“Four”);     set.add(“Five”);     Iterator i=set.iterator();     while(i.hasNext())     {     System.out.println(i.next());     }   }  }  

Output:

One  Two  Three  Four  Five

Note: We can also use the enhanced for loop for displaying the elements.

Java LinkedHashSet example ignoring duplicate Elements

sFileName: LinkedHashSet2.java

  import java.util.*;  class LinkedHashSet2{   public static void main(String args[]){    LinkedHashSet al=new LinkedHashSet();    al.add(“Ravi”);    al.add(“Vijay”);    al.add(“Ravi”);    al.add(“Ajay”);    Iterator itr=al.iterator();    while(itr.hasNext()){     System.out.println(itr.next());    }   }  }  

Output:

       Ravi         Vijay         Ajay

Remove Elements Using LinkeHashSet Class

FileName: LinkedHashSet3.java

  import java.util.*;    public class LinkedHashSet3   {    // main method  public static void main(String argvs[])  {    // Creating an empty LinekdhashSet of string type  LinkedHashSet lhs = new LinkedHashSet();    // Adding elements to the above Set  // by invoking the add() method  lhs.add(“Java”);  lhs.add(“T”);  lhs.add(“Point”);  lhs.add(“Good”);  lhs.add(“Website”);    // displaying all the elements on the console  System.out.println(“The hash set is: ” + lhs);    // Removing an element from the above linked Set    // since the element “Good” is present, therefore, the method remove()  // returns true  System.out.println(lhs.remove(“Good”));    // After removing the element  System.out.println(“After removing the element, the hash set is: ” + lhs);    // since the element “For” is not present, therefore, the method remove()  // returns false  System.out.println(lhs.remove(“For”));    }  }  

Output:

The hash set is: [Java, T, Point, Good, Website]  true  After removing the element, the hash set is: [Java, T, Point, Website]  false

Java LinkedHashSet Example: Book

FileName: Book.java

  import java.util.*;  class Book {  int id;  String name,author,publisher;  int quantity;  public Book(int id, String name, String author, String publisher, int quantity) {  this.id = id;  this.name = name;  this.author = author;  this.publisher = publisher;  this.quantity = quantity;  }  }  public class LinkedHashSetExample {  public static void main(String[] args) {  LinkedHashSet hs=new LinkedHashSet();  //Creating Books  Book b1=new Book(101,”Let us C”,”Yashwant Kanetkar”,”BPB”,8);  Book b2=new Book(102,”Data Communications & Networking”,”Forouzan”,”Mc Graw Hill”,4);  Book b3=new Book(103,”Operating System”,”Galvin”,”Wiley”,6);  //Adding Books to hash table  hs.add(b1);  hs.add(b2);  hs.add(b3);  //Traversing hash table  for(Book b:hs){  System.out.println(b.id+” “+b.name+” “+b.author+” “+b.publisher+” “+b.quantity);  }  }  }  

Output:

101 Let us C Yashwant Kanetkar BPB 8  102 Data Communications & Networking Forouzan Mc Graw Hill 4  103 Operating System Galvin Wiley 6

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Note: Keeping the insertion order in the LinkedHashset has some additional costs, both in terms of extra memory and extra CPU cycles. Therefore, if it is not required to maintain the insertion order, go for the lighter-weight HashMap or the HashSet instead.

Hierarchy of LinkedHashSet class

LinkedHashSet Class Declaration

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Java LinkedHashSet Example

Note: We can also use the enhanced for loop for displaying the elements.

Java LinkedHashSet example ignoring duplicate Elements

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