To modify an element in a set, you should remove it, modify it, and then re-add it.
import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.Set; public class MainClass { public static void main(String[] a) { String elements[] = { "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" }; Set set = new HashSet(Arrays.asList(elements)); set.add("Z"); System.out.println(set); } }
[Z, D, A, C, B, E]