code: final V putVal(int hash, K key, V value, boolean onlyIfAbsent,
                     boolean evict) {
          Node<K,V>[] tab; Node<K,V> p; int n, i;
          if ((tab = table) == null || (n = tab.length) == 0)
              n = (tab = resize()).length;
          if ((p = tab[i = (n - 1) & hash]) == null)
              tab[i] = newNode(hash, key, value, null);
          else {
              Node<K,V> e; K k;
              if (p.hash == hash &&
                  ((k = p.key) == key || (key != null && key.equals(k))))
                  e = p;
              else if (p instanceof TreeNode)
                  e = ((TreeNode<K,V>)p).putTreeVal(this, tab, hash, key, value);
              else {
                  for (int binCount = 0; ; ++binCount) {
                      if ((e = p.next) == null) {
                          p.next = newNode(hash, key, value, null);
                          if (binCount >= TREEIFY_THRESHOLD - 1) // -1 for 1st
                              treeifyBin(tab, hash);
                          break;
                      }
                      if (e.hash == hash &&
                          ((k = e.key) == key || (key != null && key.equals(k))))
                          break;
                      p = e;
                  }
              }
              if (e != null) { // existing mapping for key
                  V oldValue = e.value;
                  if (!onlyIfAbsent || oldValue == null)
                      e.value = value;
                  afterNodeAccess(e);
                  return oldValue;
              }
          }
          ++modCount;
          if (++size > threshold)
              resize();
          afterNodeInsertion(evict);
          return null;
      }
docs: Implements Map.put and related methods
  
  @param hash hash for key
  @param key the key
  @param value the value to put
  @param onlyIfAbsent if true, don't change existing value
  @param evict if false, the table is in creation mode.
  @return previous value, or null if none