Remove HashSet elements

We can use remove() method of HashSet to remove elements from HashSet collection

boolean remove(Object obj)

Example

  1. import java.util.*;
  2. public class HashSetRemoveExample {
  3.    public static void main(String args[]) {
  4.      
  5.       HashSet<String> hs =  new HashSet<String>();
  6.  
  7.       hs.add("java");
  8.       hs.add("c");
  9.       hs.add("c++");
  10.       System.out.println("HashSet before removing elements");
  11.       System.out.println(hs);
  12.       hs.remove("java");
  13.       System.out.println("HashSet after removing elements");
  14.       System.out.println(hs);
  15.     }
  16. }
import java.util.*;
public class HashSetRemoveExample {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
     
      HashSet<String> hs =  new HashSet<String>();
 
      hs.add("java");
      hs.add("c");
      hs.add("c++");
      System.out.println("HashSet before removing elements");
      System.out.println(hs);
      hs.remove("java");
      System.out.println("HashSet after removing elements");
      System.out.println(hs);
    }
}


Removing all elements at once

We can use clear() method of HashSet to remove all elements in one go

Example

  1. import java.util.*;
  2. public class HashSetRemoveAllExample {
  3.    public static void main(String args[]) {
  4.      
  5.       HashSet<String> hs =  new HashSet<String>();
  6.  
  7.       hs.add("java");
  8.       hs.add("c");
  9.       hs.add("c++");
  10.       System.out.println("HashSet before removing all elements");
  11.       System.out.println(hs);
  12.       hs.clear();
  13.       System.out.println("HashSet after removing all elements");
  14.       System.out.println(hs);
  15.     }
  16. }
import java.util.*;
public class HashSetRemoveAllExample {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
     
      HashSet<String> hs =  new HashSet<String>();
 
      hs.add("java");
      hs.add("c");
      hs.add("c++");
      System.out.println("HashSet before removing all elements");
      System.out.println(hs);
      hs.clear();
      System.out.println("HashSet after removing all elements");
      System.out.println(hs);
    }
}

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