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The removeAll() method of java.util.HashSet class is used to remove from this set all of its elements that are contained in the specified collection.
Syntax: 

public boolean removeAll(Collection c)

Parameters: This method takes collection c as a parameter containing elements to be removed from this set.
Returns Value: This method returns true if this set changed as a result of the call.
Exception: This method throws NullPointerException if this set contains a null element and the specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null.
Below are the examples to illustrate the removeAll() method.
Example 1: 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// removeAll() method for Integer value
 
import java.util.*;
 
public class GFG1 {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception
    {
 
        try {
 
            // Creating object of HashSet<Integer>
            HashSet<Integer>
                arrset1 = new HashSet<Integer>();
 
            // Populating arrset1
            arrset1.add(1);
            arrset1.add(2);
            arrset1.add(3);
            arrset1.add(4);
            arrset1.add(5);
 
            // print arrset1
            System.out.println("HashSet before "
                               + "removeAll() operation : "
                               + arrset1);
 
            // Creating another object of  HashSet<Integer>
            HashSet<Integer>
                arrset2 = new HashSet<Integer>();
            arrset2.add(1);
            arrset2.add(2);
            arrset2.add(3);
 
            // print arrset2
            System.out.println("Collection Elements"
                               + " to be removed : "
                               + arrset2);
 
            // Removing elements from arrset
            // specified in arrset2
            // using removeAll() method
            arrset1.removeAll(arrset2);
 
            // print arrset1
            System.out.println("HashSet after "
                               + "removeAll() operation : "
                               + arrset1);
        }
 
        catch (NullPointerException e) {
            System.out.println("Exception thrown : " + e);
        }
    }
}


Output: 

HashSet before removeAll() operation : [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Collection Elements to be removed : [1, 2, 3]
HashSet after removeAll() operation : [4, 5]

 

Example 2: For NullPointerException 

Java




// Java program to demonstrate
// removeAll() method for Integer value
 
import java.util.*;
 
public class GFG1 {
    public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception
    {
 
        try {
 
            // Creating object of HashSet<Integer>
            HashSet<Integer>
                arrset1 = new HashSet<Integer>();
 
            // Populating arrset1
            arrset1.add(1);
            arrset1.add(2);
            arrset1.add(3);
            arrset1.add(4);
            arrset1.add(5);
 
            // print arrset1
            System.out.println("HashSet before "
                               + "removeAll() operation : "
                               + arrset1);
 
            // Creating another object of  HashSet<Integer>
            HashSet<Integer>
                arrset2 = null;
 
            // print arrset2
            System.out.println("Collection Elements"
                               + " to be removed : "
                               + arrset2);
 
            System.out.println("\nTrying to pass "
                               + "null as a specified element\n");
 
            // Removing elements from arrset
            // specified in arrset2
            // using removeAll() method
            arrset1.removeAll(arrset2);
 
            // print arrset1
            System.out.println("HashSet after "
                               + "removeAll() operation : "
                               + arrset1);
        }
 
        catch (NullPointerException e) {
            System.out.println("Exception thrown : " + e);
        }
    }
}


Output: 

HashSet before removeAll() operation : [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Collection Elements to be removed : null

Trying to pass null as a specified element

Exception thrown : java.lang.NullPointerException

 



Last Updated : 09 Dec, 2021
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