Need help for using Iterator

Hi,

1. I use the following code for HashMap, is it fine?

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HashMap hm = new HashMap();

hm.put("1","aaa");
hm.put("2","bbb");
hm.put("3","ccc");
hm.put("4","ddd");
hm.put("5","eee");
hm.put("6","fff");
hm.put("7","ggg");
hm.put("8","hhh");
hm.put("9","iii");
hm.put("10","jjj");
hm.put("11","kkk");
hm.put("12","lll");
hm.put("13","mmm");
hm.put("14","nnn");
hm.put("15","ooo");

Set st = hm.entrySet();

Iterator myIt = st.iterator();

while(myIt.hasNext())
{
Map.Entry mapEntry = (Map.Entry)myIt.next();

System.out.println("==="+mapEntry.getKey()+" --- "+mapEntry.getValue());

}

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the output i get is

===3 --- ccc
===7 --- ggg
===2 --- bbb
===14 --- nnn
===1 --- aaa
===6 --- fff
===10 --- jjj
===5 --- eee
===13 --- mmm
===15 --- ooo
===9 --- iii
===11 --- kkk
===4 --- ddd
===8 --- hhh
===12 --- lll

which is in different order., but i want it in the same order
as i have input.

Please do help me in solving this problem.

thanking in advance
Ganesh

1. I use the following code for HashMap, is it fine?

Yes, it's fine.

About the order: Maps do not generally store elements in a predictable order, so it's not strange that the elements are listed in a different order than how you put them in the map.

Use LinkedHashMap instead of HashMap if you want the elements to be listed in the order that you put them in the map.

Dear Jesper Young ,

Thank you very much for your suggestion, It is working as i wanted.

thanks,
Ganesh