HashMap - getting First Key value

Question

Below are the values contain in the HashMap

statusName {Active=33, Renewals Completed=3, Application=15}

Java code to getting the first Key (i.e Active)

Object myKey = statusName.keySet().toArray()[0];

How can we collect the first Key "Value" (i.e 33), I want to store both the "Key" and "Value" in separate variable.

Answer 1

You can try this:

 Map<String,String> map = new HashMap<>();
 Map.Entry<String,String> entry = map.entrySet().iterator().next();
 String key = entry.getKey();
 String value = entry.getValue();

Keep in mind, HashMap does not guarantee the insertion order. Use a LinkedHashMap to keep the order intact.

Eg:

 Map<String,String> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 map.put("Active","33");
 map.put("Renewals Completed","3");
 map.put("Application","15");
 Map.Entry<String,String> entry = map.entrySet().iterator().next();
 String key= entry.getKey();
 String value=entry.getValue();
 System.out.println(key);
 System.out.println(value);

Output:

 Active
 33

Update: Getting first key in Java 8 or higher versions.

Optional<String> firstKey = map.keySet().stream().findFirst();
if (firstKey.isPresent()) {
    String key = firstKey.get();
}