The firstKey() method of SortedMap interface in Java is used to return the first or the lowest key currently in this map.
Syntax:
Java
Java
K firstKey()Where, K is the type of key maintained by this Set. Parameters: This function does not accepts any parameter. Return Value: It returns the first print the lowest key currently in this map Exception: It throws NoSuchElementException, if this map is empty. Below programs illustrate the above method: Program 1:
// A Java program to demonstrate
// working of SortedMap
import java.util.*;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create a TreeMap of SortedMap
SortedMap<Integer, String> mp = new TreeMap<>();
// Adding Element to SortedSet
mp.put(1, "One");
mp.put(5, "Five");
mp.put(2, "Two");
mp.put(3, "Three");
mp.put(9, "Nine");
// Returning the first key element
// from the map
System.out.print("First Key in the map : "
+ mp.firstKey());
}
}
Output:
Program 2:
First Key in the map : 1
// A Java program to demonstrate
// working of SortedSet
import java.util.*;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Create a TreeSet and inserting elements
SortedMap<String, String> mp = new TreeMap<>();
// Adding Element to SortedSet
mp.put("One", "Geeks");
mp.put("Two", "For");
mp.put("Three", "Geeks");
mp.put("Four", "Code");
mp.put("Five", "It");
// Returning the first key
// from the map
System.out.print("First Key in the map is : "
+ mp.firstKey());
}
}
Output:
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/10/docs/api/java/util/SortedMap.html#firstKey()First Key in the map is : Five