Q11: Discuss HashMap resizing in JDK 1.8 When putting an item, if the map finds that the current bucket occupancy has exceeded the proportion specified by the Load Factor, then a resize will occur. The resizing process simply means expanding the bucket to twice its original size, then recalculating the index and putting the nodes in the new… Read More »
Q6. How to specify the initial value of the Hashmap in JDK 1.8? Simply use the following declaration. Q7. How to ensure the initial value is 2 to the power of n? In order to ensure the initial value is 2 to the power of n, we have to leverage an algorithm that first finds the bit with… Read More »
Q1. Please breifly discuss Hashmap in JDK 1.8 Hashmap is a map interface based on hash table implementation. This implementation provides all optional mapping operations and allows empty values (value) and empty keys (key). (The HashMap class is roughly equivalent to Hashtable, but it is thread-unsafe and allows null values) This class cannot guarantee the order of mapping;… Read More »