Java HashMap containsValue() Method

Java HashMap

The containsValue() method checks if the hashMap contains a mapping for the specified value.

The syntax for the containsValue() method is:

hashmap.containsValue(Object value)

Note: hashmap is an object of the HashMap class.

Parameter Description:

value - The value to be checked.

Return Value

Returns true if the hashMap contains a mapping for the specified value, otherwise returns false.

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of the containsValue() method:

Example

import java.util.HashMap;

class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a HashMap
        HashMap&lt;Integer, String> sites = new HashMap<>();

        // Add some elements to the HashMap
        sites.put(1, "Google");
        sites.put(2, "tutorialpro");
        sites.put(3, "Taobao");
        System.out.println("sites HashMap: " + sites);

        // Check if the value "tutorialpro" exists in the map
        if(sites.containsValue("tutorialpro")) {
            System.out.println("tutorialpro exists in sites");
        }
    }
}

Output of the above program:

sites HashMap: {1=Google, 2=tutorialpro, 3=Taobao}
tutorialpro exists in sites

For non-existing values, we can perform an insert operation:

Example

import java.util.HashMap;

class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create a HashMap
        HashMap&lt;Integer, String> sites = new HashMap<>();

        // Add some elements to the HashMap
        sites.put(1, "Google");
        sites.put(2, "tutorialpro");
        sites.put(3, "Taobao");
        System.out.println("sites HashMap: " + sites);

        // Check if the value "Wiki" exists, if not, insert the key/value pair
        if(!sites.containsValue("Wiki")) {
            sites.put(4, "Wiki");
        }
        System.out.println("Updated sites HashMap: " + sites);
    }
}

Output of the above program:

sites HashMap: {1=Google, 2=tutorialpro, 3=Taobao}
Updated sites HashMap: {1=Google, 2=tutorialpro, 3=Taobao, 4=Wiki}

Note: We can also achieve the same result using the HashMap putIfAbsent() method.

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