Why doesn't java.util.HashSet have a get(Object o) method?

Question

I\'ve seen other questions about getting objects from Set\'s based on index value and I understand why that is not possible. But I haven\'t been able to find a

Answer 1

HashSet is a little bit simplier than HashMap. If you don't need the features of HashMap, why use it? If the method like getObject(ObjectType o) was implemented by Java we dont need to iterate over the set after calling contain() methode...