Here you can find the source of copyAndRemove(Map
public static <K, V> Map<K, V> copyAndRemove(Map<K, V> map, K key)
//package com.java2s; /**//from ww w . jav a2 s . c o m * Copyright (c) 2002-2014 "Neo Technology," * Network Engine for Objects in Lund AB [http://neotechnology.com] * * This file is part of Neo4j. * * Neo4j is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.Map; public class Main { public static <K, V> Map<K, V> copyAndRemove(Map<K, V> map, K key) { Map<K, V> copy = new HashMap<K, V>(map); copy.remove(key); return copy; } }