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    This document summarizes common methods in Java's Set interface. It describes methods like add(), clear(), contains(), size(), and remove() for modifying and querying a set. It also notes that add() is used to represent union of sets, retainAll() is used for intersection, and removeAll() is used for set difference.

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    This document summarizes common methods in Java's Set interface. It describes methods like add(), clear(), contains(), size(), and remove() for modifying and querying a set. It also notes that add() is used to represent union of sets, retainAll() is used for intersection, and removeAll() is used for set difference.

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    This document summarizes common methods in Java's Set interface. It describes methods like add(), clear(), contains(), size(), and remove() for modifying and querying a set. It also notes that add() is used to represent union of sets, retainAll() is used for intersection, and removeAll() is used for set difference.

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    METHODS IN SETS INTERFACE

    add(element) ->This method is used to add a specific element to the set.

    addAll(collection) ->This method is used to append all of the elements from


    the mentioned collection to the existing set.
    clear() ->This method is used to remove all the elements from the
    set but not delete the set. The reference for the set still exists.
    contains(element) ->returns boolean as based on search
    containsAll(collection) ->This method is used to check whether the set contains all
    the elements present in the given collection or not.
    hashCode() ->This method is used to get the hashCode value for this instance
    of the Set.
    isEmpty() ->This method is used to check whether the set is empty or not.
    remove(element) ->This method is used to remove the given element from the
    set.
    removeAll(collection) ->This method is used to remove all the elements from the
    collection which are present in the set.
    retainAll(collection) ->This method is used to retain all the elements from the
    set which are mentioned in the given collection.
    size() ->This method is used to get the size of the set. This
    returns an integer value which signifies the number of elements.
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    MOST IMPORTANT NOTE :
    1.UNION -> WE USE add()
    2.INTERSECTION ->WE USE retainAll(Collection C)
    3.SET_DIFFERENCE -> WE USE removeAll(Collection C)

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