Map.entrySet() has the following syntax.
Set < Map.Entry < K , V >> entrySet()
In the following code shows how to use Map.entrySet() method.
//from ww w.ja v a2 s . c o m import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Iterator; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Set; public class Main { public static void main(String[] a) { Map<String,String> map = new HashMap<String,String>(); map.put("key1", "value1"); map.put("key2", "value2"); map.put("key3", "value3"); Set set = map.entrySet(); Iterator iter = set.iterator(); while (iter.hasNext()) { Map.Entry entry = (Map.Entry) iter.next(); } } }