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30.4 java.util.Dictionary (JDK 1.0)

This abstract class is the superclass of Hashtable. Other hashtable-like data structures might also extend this class. See Hashtable for more information.


public abstract class Dictionary extends Object {

    // Default Constructor: public Dictionary()

    // Public Instance Methods

            public abstract Enumeration elements();

            public abstract Object get(Object key);

            public abstract boolean isEmpty();

            public abstract Enumeration keys();

            public abstract Object put(Object key, Object value);

            public abstract Object remove(Object key);

            public abstract int size();

}

Extended By:

Hashtable


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