Replacing a HashSet Java member

Question

I have Set of that structure. I do not have duplicates but when I call: set.add(element) -> and there is already exact element I would like the old to be replac

Answer 1

Do a remove before each add:

 someSet.remove(myObject);
 someSet.add(myObject);

The remove will remove any object that is equal to myObject. Alternatively, you can check the add result:

 if(!someSet.add(myObject)) {
     someSet.remove(myObject);
     someSet.add(myObject);
 }

Which would be more efficient depends on how often you have collisions. If they are rare, the second form will usually do only one operation, but when there is a collision it does three. The first form always does two.