ConcurrentHashMap.Remove(Object, Object) Method

Definition

Namespace:: Java.Util.Concurrent

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Removes the entry for a key only if currently mapped to a given value.

[Android.Runtime.Register("remove", "(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Z", "GetRemove_Ljava_lang_Object_Ljava_lang_Object_Handler")]
public virtual bool Remove(Java.Lang.Object key, Java.Lang.Object? value);

[<Android.Runtime.Register("remove", "(Ljava/lang/Object;Ljava/lang/Object;)Z", "GetRemove_Ljava_lang_Object_Ljava_lang_Object_Handler")>]
override this.Remove : Java.Lang.Object * Java.Lang.Object -> bool

Parameters

key: Object

the key that needs to be removed

value: Object

value expected to be associated with the specified key

Returns

Boolean

true if the value was removed

Implements

Remove(Object, Object)

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Exceptions

NullPointerException

if the specified key is null

Remarks

Removes the entry for a key only if currently mapped to a given value.

This is equivalent to, for this map:

if (map.containsKey(key)
    && Objects.equals(map.get(key), value)) {
  map.remove(key);
  return true;
} else {
  return false;
}

except that the action is performed atomically.

Java reference for java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap.remove.

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Applies to