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src/java.base/share/classes/java/util/HashMap.java

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@@ -34,28 +34,28 @@
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
- * Hash table based implementation of the <tt>Map</tt> interface.  This
+ * Hash table based implementation of the {@code Map} interface.  This
  * implementation provides all of the optional map operations, and permits
- * <tt>null</tt> values and the <tt>null</tt> key.  (The <tt>HashMap</tt>
- * class is roughly equivalent to <tt>Hashtable</tt>, except that it is
+ * {@code null} values and the {@code null} key.  (The {@code HashMap}
+ * class is roughly equivalent to {@code Hashtable}, except that it is
  * unsynchronized and permits nulls.)  This class makes no guarantees as to
  * the order of the map; in particular, it does not guarantee that the order
  * will remain constant over time.
  *
  * <p>This implementation provides constant-time performance for the basic
- * operations (<tt>get</tt> and <tt>put</tt>), assuming the hash function
+ * operations ({@code get} and {@code put}), assuming the hash function
  * disperses the elements properly among the buckets.  Iteration over
  * collection views requires time proportional to the "capacity" of the
- * <tt>HashMap</tt> instance (the number of buckets) plus its size (the number
+ * {@code HashMap} instance (the number of buckets) plus its size (the number
  * of key-value mappings).  Thus, it's very important not to set the initial
  * capacity too high (or the load factor too low) if iteration performance is
  * important.
  *
- * <p>An instance of <tt>HashMap</tt> has two parameters that affect its
+ * <p>An instance of {@code HashMap} has two parameters that affect its
  * performance: <i>initial capacity</i> and <i>load factor</i>.  The
  * <i>capacity</i> is the number of buckets in the hash table, and the initial
  * capacity is simply the capacity at the time the hash table is created.  The
  * <i>load factor</i> is a measure of how full the hash table is allowed to
  * get before its capacity is automatically increased.  When the number of

@@ -65,19 +65,19 @@
  * number of buckets.
  *
  * <p>As a general rule, the default load factor (.75) offers a good
  * tradeoff between time and space costs.  Higher values decrease the
  * space overhead but increase the lookup cost (reflected in most of
- * the operations of the <tt>HashMap</tt> class, including
- * <tt>get</tt> and <tt>put</tt>).  The expected number of entries in
+ * the operations of the {@code HashMap} class, including
+ * {@code get} and {@code put}).  The expected number of entries in
  * the map and its load factor should be taken into account when
  * setting its initial capacity, so as to minimize the number of
  * rehash operations.  If the initial capacity is greater than the
  * maximum number of entries divided by the load factor, no rehash
  * operations will ever occur.
  *
- * <p>If many mappings are to be stored in a <tt>HashMap</tt>
+ * <p>If many mappings are to be stored in a {@code HashMap}
  * instance, creating it with a sufficiently large capacity will allow
  * the mappings to be stored more efficiently than letting it perform
  * automatic rehashing as needed to grow the table.  Note that using
  * many keys with the same {@code hashCode()} is a sure way to slow
  * down performance of any hash table. To ameliorate impact, when keys

@@ -100,20 +100,20 @@
  *   Map m = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap(...));</pre>
  *
  * <p>The iterators returned by all of this class's "collection view methods"
  * are <i>fail-fast</i>: if the map is structurally modified at any time after
  * the iterator is created, in any way except through the iterator's own
- * <tt>remove</tt> method, the iterator will throw a
+ * {@code remove} method, the iterator will throw a
  * {@link ConcurrentModificationException}.  Thus, in the face of concurrent
  * modification, the iterator fails quickly and cleanly, rather than risking
  * arbitrary, non-deterministic behavior at an undetermined time in the
  * future.
  *
  * <p>Note that the fail-fast behavior of an iterator cannot be guaranteed
  * as it is, generally speaking, impossible to make any hard guarantees in the
  * presence of unsynchronized concurrent modification.  Fail-fast iterators
- * throw <tt>ConcurrentModificationException</tt> on a best-effort basis.
+ * throw {@code ConcurrentModificationException} on a best-effort basis.
  * Therefore, it would be wrong to write a program that depended on this
  * exception for its correctness: <i>the fail-fast behavior of iterators
  * should be used only to detect bugs.</i>
  *
  * <p>This class is a member of the

@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@
     final float loadFactor;
 
     /* ---------------- Public operations -------------- */
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an empty <tt>HashMap</tt> with the specified initial
+     * Constructs an empty {@code HashMap} with the specified initial
      * capacity and load factor.
      *
      * @param  initialCapacity the initial capacity
      * @param  loadFactor      the load factor
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the initial capacity is negative

@@ -455,33 +455,33 @@
         this.loadFactor = loadFactor;
         this.threshold = tableSizeFor(initialCapacity);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an empty <tt>HashMap</tt> with the specified initial
+     * Constructs an empty {@code HashMap} with the specified initial
      * capacity and the default load factor (0.75).
      *
      * @param  initialCapacity the initial capacity.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the initial capacity is negative.
      */
     public HashMap(int initialCapacity) {
         this(initialCapacity, DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an empty <tt>HashMap</tt> with the default initial capacity
+     * Constructs an empty {@code HashMap} with the default initial capacity
      * (16) and the default load factor (0.75).
      */
     public HashMap() {
         this.loadFactor = DEFAULT_LOAD_FACTOR; // all other fields defaulted
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructs a new <tt>HashMap</tt> with the same mappings as the
-     * specified <tt>Map</tt>.  The <tt>HashMap</tt> is created with
+     * Constructs a new {@code HashMap} with the same mappings as the
+     * specified {@code Map}.  The {@code HashMap} is created with
      * default load factor (0.75) and an initial capacity sufficient to
-     * hold the mappings in the specified <tt>Map</tt>.
+     * hold the mappings in the specified {@code Map}.
      *
      * @param   m the map whose mappings are to be placed in this map
      * @throws  NullPointerException if the specified map is null
      */
     public HashMap(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m) {

@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@
     public int size() {
         return size;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this map contains no key-value mappings.
+     * Returns {@code true} if this map contains no key-value mappings.
      *
-     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this map contains no key-value mappings
+     * @return {@code true} if this map contains no key-value mappings
      */
     public boolean isEmpty() {
         return size == 0;
     }
 

@@ -582,15 +582,15 @@
         }
         return null;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this map contains a mapping for the
+     * Returns {@code true} if this map contains a mapping for the
      * specified key.
      *
      * @param   key   The key whose presence in this map is to be tested
-     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this map contains a mapping for the specified
+     * @return {@code true} if this map contains a mapping for the specified
      * key.
      */
     public boolean containsKey(Object key) {
         return getNode(hash(key), key) != null;
     }

@@ -600,14 +600,14 @@
      * If the map previously contained a mapping for the key, the old
      * value is replaced.
      *
      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
      * @param value value to be associated with the specified key
-     * @return the previous value associated with <tt>key</tt>, or
-     *         <tt>null</tt> if there was no mapping for <tt>key</tt>.
-     *         (A <tt>null</tt> return can also indicate that the map
-     *         previously associated <tt>null</tt> with <tt>key</tt>.)
+     * @return the previous value associated with {@code key}, or
+     *         {@code null} if there was no mapping for {@code key}.
+     *         (A {@code null} return can also indicate that the map
+     *         previously associated {@code null} with {@code key}.)
      */
     public V put(K key, V value) {
         return putVal(hash(key), key, value, false, true);
     }
 

@@ -786,14 +786,14 @@
 
     /**
      * Removes the mapping for the specified key from this map if present.
      *
      * @param  key key whose mapping is to be removed from the map
-     * @return the previous value associated with <tt>key</tt>, or
-     *         <tt>null</tt> if there was no mapping for <tt>key</tt>.
-     *         (A <tt>null</tt> return can also indicate that the map
-     *         previously associated <tt>null</tt> with <tt>key</tt>.)
+     * @return the previous value associated with {@code key}, or
+     *         {@code null} if there was no mapping for {@code key}.
+     *         (A {@code null} return can also indicate that the map
+     *         previously associated {@code null} with {@code key}.)
      */
     public V remove(Object key) {
         Node<K,V> e;
         return (e = removeNode(hash(key), key, null, false, true)) == null ?
             null : e.value;

@@ -863,15 +863,15 @@
                 tab[i] = null;
         }
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this map maps one or more keys to the
+     * Returns {@code true} if this map maps one or more keys to the
      * specified value.
      *
      * @param value value whose presence in this map is to be tested
-     * @return <tt>true</tt> if this map maps one or more keys to the
+     * @return {@code true} if this map maps one or more keys to the
      *         specified value
      */
     public boolean containsValue(Object value) {
         Node<K,V>[] tab; V v;
         if ((tab = table) != null && size > 0) {

@@ -889,16 +889,16 @@
     /**
      * Returns a {@link Set} view of the keys contained in this map.
      * The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are
      * reflected in the set, and vice-versa.  If the map is modified
      * while an iteration over the set is in progress (except through
-     * the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation), the results of
+     * the iterator's own {@code remove} operation), the results of
      * the iteration are undefined.  The set supports element removal,
      * which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the
-     * <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>, <tt>Set.remove</tt>,
-     * <tt>removeAll</tt>, <tt>retainAll</tt>, and <tt>clear</tt>
-     * operations.  It does not support the <tt>add</tt> or <tt>addAll</tt>
+     * {@code Iterator.remove}, {@code Set.remove},
+     * {@code removeAll}, {@code retainAll}, and {@code clear}
+     * operations.  It does not support the {@code add} or {@code addAll}
      * operations.
      *
      * @return a set view of the keys contained in this map
      */
     public Set<K> keySet() {

@@ -936,17 +936,17 @@
     /**
      * Returns a {@link Collection} view of the values contained in this map.
      * The collection is backed by the map, so changes to the map are
      * reflected in the collection, and vice-versa.  If the map is
      * modified while an iteration over the collection is in progress
-     * (except through the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation),
+     * (except through the iterator's own {@code remove} operation),
      * the results of the iteration are undefined.  The collection
      * supports element removal, which removes the corresponding
-     * mapping from the map, via the <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>,
-     * <tt>Collection.remove</tt>, <tt>removeAll</tt>,
-     * <tt>retainAll</tt> and <tt>clear</tt> operations.  It does not
-     * support the <tt>add</tt> or <tt>addAll</tt> operations.
+     * mapping from the map, via the {@code Iterator.remove},
+     * {@code Collection.remove}, {@code removeAll},
+     * {@code retainAll} and {@code clear} operations.  It does not
+     * support the {@code add} or {@code addAll} operations.
      *
      * @return a view of the values contained in this map
      */
     public Collection<V> values() {
         Collection<V> vs;

@@ -980,18 +980,18 @@
     /**
      * Returns a {@link Set} view of the mappings contained in this map.
      * The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are
      * reflected in the set, and vice-versa.  If the map is modified
      * while an iteration over the set is in progress (except through
-     * the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation, or through the
-     * <tt>setValue</tt> operation on a map entry returned by the
+     * the iterator's own {@code remove} operation, or through the
+     * {@code setValue} operation on a map entry returned by the
      * iterator) the results of the iteration are undefined.  The set
      * supports element removal, which removes the corresponding
-     * mapping from the map, via the <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>,
-     * <tt>Set.remove</tt>, <tt>removeAll</tt>, <tt>retainAll</tt> and
-     * <tt>clear</tt> operations.  It does not support the
-     * <tt>add</tt> or <tt>addAll</tt> operations.
+     * mapping from the map, via the {@code Iterator.remove},
+     * {@code Set.remove}, {@code removeAll}, {@code retainAll} and
+     * {@code clear} operations.  It does not support the
+     * {@code add} or {@code addAll} operations.
      *
      * @return a set view of the mappings contained in this map
      */
     public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet() {
         Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> es;

@@ -1355,11 +1355,11 @@
 
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     // Cloning and serialization
 
     /**
-     * Returns a shallow copy of this <tt>HashMap</tt> instance: the keys and
+     * Returns a shallow copy of this {@code HashMap} instance: the keys and
      * values themselves are not cloned.
      *
      * @return a shallow copy of this map
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")

@@ -1384,11 +1384,11 @@
             (threshold > 0) ? threshold :
             DEFAULT_INITIAL_CAPACITY;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Save the state of the <tt>HashMap</tt> instance to a stream (i.e.,
+     * Save the state of the {@code HashMap} instance to a stream (i.e.,
      * serialize it).
      *
      * @serialData The <i>capacity</i> of the HashMap (the length of the
      *             bucket array) is emitted (int), followed by the
      *             <i>size</i> (an int, the number of key-value
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