TreeSet remove(Object) in Java

remove(Object): This method is available in java.util.TreeSet class of Java.

Syntax:

boolean java.util.TreeSet.remove(Object o)

This method takes one argument. This method removes the specified element from this set if it is present.

Parameters: One parameter is required for this method.

o: object to be removed from this set, if present.

Returns: true if this set contained the specified element.

Throws:

1. ClassCastException - if the specified object cannot be compared with the elements currently in this set.

2. NullPointerException - if the specified element is null and this set uses natural ordering, or its comparator does not permit null elements

Approach 1: When no exception

Java

import java.util.TreeSet;

public class TreeSetremove {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        TreeSet<String> treeSet = new TreeSet<String>();

        treeSet.add("Hello");
        treeSet.add("Java");
        treeSet.add("Program");
        treeSet.add("C++");

        Object o = "Java";

        System.out.println(treeSet.remove(o));

    }
}

Output:

true

Approach 2: NullPointerException 

Java 

import java.util.TreeSet;

public class TreeSetremove {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        TreeSet<String> treeSet = new TreeSet<String>();

        treeSet.add("Hello");
        treeSet.add("Java");
        treeSet.add("Program");
        treeSet.add("C++");

        Object o = null;

        System.out.println(treeSet.remove(o));

    }
}

Output:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at java.base/java.util.Objects.requireNonNull(Objects.java:208)
	at java.base/java.util.TreeMap.getEntry(TreeMap.java:345)
	at java.base/java.util.TreeMap.remove(TreeMap.java:873)
	at java.base/java.util.TreeSet.remove(TreeSet.java:276)