HashMap Vs HashTable
There are several differences between HashMap and Hashtable in Java:
- Hashtable is synchronized, whereas HashMap is not. This makes HashMap better for non-threaded applications, as unsynchronized Objects typically perform better than synchronized ones.
- Hashtable does not allow null keys or values. HashMap allows one null key and any number of null values.
- One of HashMap's subclasses is LinkedHashMap, so in the event that you'd want predictable iteration order (which is insertion order by default), you could easily swap out the HashMap for a LinkedHashMap. This wouldn't be as easy if you were using Hashtable.
Since synchronization is not an issue for you, I'd recommend HashMap.
Reference:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40471/differences-between-hashmap-and-hashtable
