HashMap

Question

import java.util.HashMap;

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

HashMap<String, Integer> restaurantMenu = new HashMap<String, Integer>();

restaurantMenu.put("Turkey Burger", 13);
restaurantMenu.put("Naan Pizza", 11);
restaurantMenu.put("Cranberry Kale Salad", 10);

System.out.println(restaurantMenu.size());

for (String item: restaurantMenu.keySet()) {

System.out.println("A " + item + " costs " + restaurantMenu.get(item) + " dollars.");

}

}
}

I cannot understand why restaurantMenu.get(item) is returning interger value. In for loop "item" is assigned as String, isn't it?
Can anyone help?

Answer 1

dear in a hash map the get() function returns the value of the integer corresponding to the string (known as key) when a string is passed as argument to it .