What are the differences between a HashMap and a Hashtable in Java?

Question

What are the differences between a HashMap and a Hashtable in Java?

Which is more efficient for non-threaded applications?

Answer 1

1.Hashmap and HashTable both store key and value.

2.Hashmap can store one key as null. Hashtable can't store null.

3.HashMap is not synchronized but Hashtable is synchronized.

4.HashMap can be synchronized with Collection.SyncronizedMap(map)

Map hashmap = new HashMap();

Map map = Collections.SyncronizedMap(hashmap);