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| 25 | + | |
| 26 | +package java.util; | |
| 27 | + | |
| 28 | +/** | |
| 29 | + * An object that maps keys to values. A map cannot contain duplicate keys; | |
| 30 | + * each key can map to at most one value. | |
| 31 | + * | |
| 32 | + * <p>This interface takes the place of the <tt>Dictionary</tt> class, which | |
| 33 | + * was a totally abstract class rather than an interface. | |
| 34 | + * | |
| 35 | + * <p>The <tt>Map</tt> interface provides three <i>collection views</i>, which | |
| 36 | + * allow a map's contents to be viewed as a set of keys, collection of values, | |
| 37 | + * or set of key-value mappings. The <i>order</i> of a map is defined as | |
| 38 | + * the order in which the iterators on the map's collection views return their | |
| 39 | + * elements. Some map implementations, like the <tt>TreeMap</tt> class, make | |
| 40 | + * specific guarantees as to their order; others, like the <tt>HashMap</tt> | |
| 41 | + * class, do not. | |
| 42 | + * | |
| 43 | + * <p>Note: great care must be exercised if mutable objects are used as map | |
| 44 | + * keys. The behavior of a map is not specified if the value of an object is | |
| 45 | + * changed in a manner that affects <tt>equals</tt> comparisons while the | |
| 46 | + * object is a key in the map. A special case of this prohibition is that it | |
| 47 | + * is not permissible for a map to contain itself as a key. While it is | |
| 48 | + * permissible for a map to contain itself as a value, extreme caution is | |
| 49 | + * advised: the <tt>equals</tt> and <tt>hashCode</tt> methods are no longer | |
| 50 | + * well defined on such a map. | |
| 51 | + * | |
| 52 | + * <p>All general-purpose map implementation classes should provide two | |
| 53 | + * "standard" constructors: a void (no arguments) constructor which creates an | |
| 54 | + * empty map, and a constructor with a single argument of type <tt>Map</tt>, | |
| 55 | + * which creates a new map with the same key-value mappings as its argument. | |
| 56 | + * In effect, the latter constructor allows the user to copy any map, | |
| 57 | + * producing an equivalent map of the desired class. There is no way to | |
| 58 | + * enforce this recommendation (as interfaces cannot contain constructors) but | |
| 59 | + * all of the general-purpose map implementations in the JDK comply. | |
| 60 | + * | |
| 61 | + * <p>The "destructive" methods contained in this interface, that is, the | |
| 62 | + * methods that modify the map on which they operate, are specified to throw | |
| 63 | + * <tt>UnsupportedOperationException</tt> if this map does not support the | |
| 64 | + * operation. If this is the case, these methods may, but are not required | |
| 65 | + * to, throw an <tt>UnsupportedOperationException</tt> if the invocation would | |
| 66 | + * have no effect on the map. For example, invoking the {@link #putAll(Map)} | |
| 67 | + * method on an unmodifiable map may, but is not required to, throw the | |
| 68 | + * exception if the map whose mappings are to be "superimposed" is empty. | |
| 69 | + * | |
| 70 | + * <p>Some map implementations have restrictions on the keys and values they | |
| 71 | + * may contain. For example, some implementations prohibit null keys and | |
| 72 | + * values, and some have restrictions on the types of their keys. Attempting | |
| 73 | + * to insert an ineligible key or value throws an unchecked exception, | |
| 74 | + * typically <tt>NullPointerException</tt> or <tt>ClassCastException</tt>. | |
| 75 | + * Attempting to query the presence of an ineligible key or value may throw an | |
| 76 | + * exception, or it may simply return false; some implementations will exhibit | |
| 77 | + * the former behavior and some will exhibit the latter. More generally, | |
| 78 | + * attempting an operation on an ineligible key or value whose completion | |
| 79 | + * would not result in the insertion of an ineligible element into the map may | |
| 80 | + * throw an exception or it may succeed, at the option of the implementation. | |
| 81 | + * Such exceptions are marked as "optional" in the specification for this | |
| 82 | + * interface. | |
| 83 | + * | |
| 84 | + * <p>This interface is a member of the | |
| 85 | + * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html"> | |
| 86 | + * Java Collections Framework</a>. | |
| 87 | + * | |
| 88 | + * <p>Many methods in Collections Framework interfaces are defined | |
| 89 | + * in terms of the {@link Object#equals(Object) equals} method. For | |
| 90 | + * example, the specification for the {@link #containsKey(Object) | |
| 91 | + * containsKey(Object key)} method says: "returns <tt>true</tt> if and | |
| 92 | + * only if this map contains a mapping for a key <tt>k</tt> such that | |
| 93 | + * <tt>(key==null ? k==null : key.equals(k))</tt>." This specification should | |
| 94 | + * <i>not</i> be construed to imply that invoking <tt>Map.containsKey</tt> | |
| 95 | + * with a non-null argument <tt>key</tt> will cause <tt>key.equals(k)</tt> to | |
| 96 | + * be invoked for any key <tt>k</tt>. Implementations are free to | |
| 97 | + * implement optimizations whereby the <tt>equals</tt> invocation is avoided, | |
| 98 | + * for example, by first comparing the hash codes of the two keys. (The | |
| 99 | + * {@link Object#hashCode()} specification guarantees that two objects with | |
| 100 | + * unequal hash codes cannot be equal.) More generally, implementations of | |
| 101 | + * the various Collections Framework interfaces are free to take advantage of | |
| 102 | + * the specified behavior of underlying {@link Object} methods wherever the | |
| 103 | + * implementor deems it appropriate. | |
| 104 | + * | |
| 105 | + * @param <K> the type of keys maintained by this map | |
| 106 | + * @param <V> the type of mapped values | |
| 107 | + * | |
| 108 | + * @author Josh Bloch | |
| 109 | + * @see HashMap | |
| 110 | + * @see TreeMap | |
| 111 | + * @see Hashtable | |
| 112 | + * @see SortedMap | |
| 113 | + * @see Collection | |
| 114 | + * @see Set | |
| 115 | + * @since 1.2 | |
| 116 | + */ | |
| 117 | +public interface Map<K,V> { | |
| 118 | + // Query Operations | |
| 119 | + | |
| 120 | + /** | |
| 121 | + * Returns the number of key-value mappings in this map. If the | |
| 122 | + * map contains more than <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt> elements, returns | |
| 123 | + * <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt>. | |
| 124 | + * | |
| 125 | + * @return the number of key-value mappings in this map | |
| 126 | + */ | |
| 127 | + int size(); | |
| 128 | + | |
| 129 | + /** | |
| 130 | + * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this map contains no key-value mappings. | |
| 131 | + * | |
| 132 | + * @return <tt>true</tt> if this map contains no key-value mappings | |
| 133 | + */ | |
| 134 | + boolean isEmpty(); | |
| 135 | + | |
| 136 | + /** | |
| 137 | + * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this map contains a mapping for the specified | |
| 138 | + * key. More formally, returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if | |
| 139 | + * this map contains a mapping for a key <tt>k</tt> such that | |
| 140 | + * <tt>(key==null ? k==null : key.equals(k))</tt>. (There can be | |
| 141 | + * at most one such mapping.) | |
| 142 | + * | |
| 143 | + * @param key key whose presence in this map is to be tested | |
| 144 | + * @return <tt>true</tt> if this map contains a mapping for the specified | |
| 145 | + * key | |
| 146 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the key is of an inappropriate type for | |
| 147 | + * this map | |
| 148 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 149 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and this map | |
| 150 | + * does not permit null keys | |
| 151 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 152 | + */ | |
| 153 | + boolean containsKey(Object key); | |
| 154 | + | |
| 155 | + /** | |
| 156 | + * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this map maps one or more keys to the | |
| 157 | + * specified value. More formally, returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if | |
| 158 | + * this map contains at least one mapping to a value <tt>v</tt> such that | |
| 159 | + * <tt>(value==null ? v==null : value.equals(v))</tt>. This operation | |
| 160 | + * will probably require time linear in the map size for most | |
| 161 | + * implementations of the <tt>Map</tt> interface. | |
| 162 | + * | |
| 163 | + * @param value value whose presence in this map is to be tested | |
| 164 | + * @return <tt>true</tt> if this map maps one or more keys to the | |
| 165 | + * specified value | |
| 166 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the value is of an inappropriate type for | |
| 167 | + * this map | |
| 168 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 169 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the specified value is null and this | |
| 170 | + * map does not permit null values | |
| 171 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 172 | + */ | |
| 173 | + boolean containsValue(Object value); | |
| 174 | + | |
| 175 | + /** | |
| 176 | + * Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, | |
| 177 | + * or {@code null} if this map contains no mapping for the key. | |
| 178 | + * | |
| 179 | + * <p>More formally, if this map contains a mapping from a key | |
| 180 | + * {@code k} to a value {@code v} such that {@code (key==null ? k==null : | |
| 181 | + * key.equals(k))}, then this method returns {@code v}; otherwise | |
| 182 | + * it returns {@code null}. (There can be at most one such mapping.) | |
| 183 | + * | |
| 184 | + * <p>If this map permits null values, then a return value of | |
| 185 | + * {@code null} does not <i>necessarily</i> indicate that the map | |
| 186 | + * contains no mapping for the key; it's also possible that the map | |
| 187 | + * explicitly maps the key to {@code null}. The {@link #containsKey | |
| 188 | + * containsKey} operation may be used to distinguish these two cases. | |
| 189 | + * | |
| 190 | + * @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned | |
| 191 | + * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or | |
| 192 | + * {@code null} if this map contains no mapping for the key | |
| 193 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the key is of an inappropriate type for | |
| 194 | + * this map | |
| 195 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 196 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and this map | |
| 197 | + * does not permit null keys | |
| 198 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 199 | + */ | |
| 200 | + V get(Object key); | |
| 201 | + | |
| 202 | + // Modification Operations | |
| 203 | + | |
| 204 | + /** | |
| 205 | + * Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map | |
| 206 | + * (optional operation). If the map previously contained a mapping for | |
| 207 | + * the key, the old value is replaced by the specified value. (A map | |
| 208 | + * <tt>m</tt> is said to contain a mapping for a key <tt>k</tt> if and only | |
| 209 | + * if {@link #containsKey(Object) m.containsKey(k)} would return | |
| 210 | + * <tt>true</tt>.) | |
| 211 | + * | |
| 212 | + * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated | |
| 213 | + * @param value value to be associated with the specified key | |
| 214 | + * @return the previous value associated with <tt>key</tt>, or | |
| 215 | + * <tt>null</tt> if there was no mapping for <tt>key</tt>. | |
| 216 | + * (A <tt>null</tt> return can also indicate that the map | |
| 217 | + * previously associated <tt>null</tt> with <tt>key</tt>, | |
| 218 | + * if the implementation supports <tt>null</tt> values.) | |
| 219 | + * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>put</tt> operation | |
| 220 | + * is not supported by this map | |
| 221 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified key or value | |
| 222 | + * prevents it from being stored in this map | |
| 223 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key or value is null | |
| 224 | + * and this map does not permit null keys or values | |
| 225 | + * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified key | |
| 226 | + * or value prevents it from being stored in this map | |
| 227 | + */ | |
| 228 | + V put(K key, V value); | |
| 229 | + | |
| 230 | + /** | |
| 231 | + * Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present | |
| 232 | + * (optional operation). More formally, if this map contains a mapping | |
| 233 | + * from key <tt>k</tt> to value <tt>v</tt> such that | |
| 234 | + * <code>(key==null ? k==null : key.equals(k))</code>, that mapping | |
| 235 | + * is removed. (The map can contain at most one such mapping.) | |
| 236 | + * | |
| 237 | + * <p>Returns the value to which this map previously associated the key, | |
| 238 | + * or <tt>null</tt> if the map contained no mapping for the key. | |
| 239 | + * | |
| 240 | + * <p>If this map permits null values, then a return value of | |
| 241 | + * <tt>null</tt> does not <i>necessarily</i> indicate that the map | |
| 242 | + * contained no mapping for the key; it's also possible that the map | |
| 243 | + * explicitly mapped the key to <tt>null</tt>. | |
| 244 | + * | |
| 245 | + * <p>The map will not contain a mapping for the specified key once the | |
| 246 | + * call returns. | |
| 247 | + * | |
| 248 | + * @param key key whose mapping is to be removed from the map | |
| 249 | + * @return the previous value associated with <tt>key</tt>, or | |
| 250 | + * <tt>null</tt> if there was no mapping for <tt>key</tt>. | |
| 251 | + * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>remove</tt> operation | |
| 252 | + * is not supported by this map | |
| 253 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the key is of an inappropriate type for | |
| 254 | + * this map | |
| 255 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 256 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and this | |
| 257 | + * map does not permit null keys | |
| 258 | + * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>) | |
| 259 | + */ | |
| 260 | + V remove(Object key); | |
| 261 | + | |
| 262 | + | |
| 263 | + // Bulk Operations | |
| 264 | + | |
| 265 | + /** | |
| 266 | + * Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map | |
| 267 | + * (optional operation). The effect of this call is equivalent to that | |
| 268 | + * of calling {@link #put(Object,Object) put(k, v)} on this map once | |
| 269 | + * for each mapping from key <tt>k</tt> to value <tt>v</tt> in the | |
| 270 | + * specified map. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the | |
| 271 | + * specified map is modified while the operation is in progress. | |
| 272 | + * | |
| 273 | + * @param m mappings to be stored in this map | |
| 274 | + * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>putAll</tt> operation | |
| 275 | + * is not supported by this map | |
| 276 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the class of a key or value in the | |
| 277 | + * specified map prevents it from being stored in this map | |
| 278 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the specified map is null, or if | |
| 279 | + * this map does not permit null keys or values, and the | |
| 280 | + * specified map contains null keys or values | |
| 281 | + * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of a key or value in | |
| 282 | + * the specified map prevents it from being stored in this map | |
| 283 | + */ | |
| 284 | + void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m); | |
| 285 | + | |
| 286 | + /** | |
| 287 | + * Removes all of the mappings from this map (optional operation). | |
| 288 | + * The map will be empty after this call returns. | |
| 289 | + * | |
| 290 | + * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>clear</tt> operation | |
| 291 | + * is not supported by this map | |
| 292 | + */ | |
| 293 | + void clear(); | |
| 294 | + | |
| 295 | + | |
| 296 | + // Views | |
| 297 | + | |
| 298 | + /** | |
| 299 | + * Returns a {@link Set} view of the keys contained in this map. | |
| 300 | + * The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are | |
| 301 | + * reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map is modified | |
| 302 | + * while an iteration over the set is in progress (except through | |
| 303 | + * the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation), the results of | |
| 304 | + * the iteration are undefined. The set supports element removal, | |
| 305 | + * which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the | |
| 306 | + * <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>, <tt>Set.remove</tt>, | |
| 307 | + * <tt>removeAll</tt>, <tt>retainAll</tt>, and <tt>clear</tt> | |
| 308 | + * operations. It does not support the <tt>add</tt> or <tt>addAll</tt> | |
| 309 | + * operations. | |
| 310 | + * | |
| 311 | + * @return a set view of the keys contained in this map | |
| 312 | + */ | |
| 313 | + Set<K> keySet(); | |
| 314 | + | |
| 315 | + /** | |
| 316 | + * Returns a {@link Collection} view of the values contained in this map. | |
| 317 | + * The collection is backed by the map, so changes to the map are | |
| 318 | + * reflected in the collection, and vice-versa. If the map is | |
| 319 | + * modified while an iteration over the collection is in progress | |
| 320 | + * (except through the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation), | |
| 321 | + * the results of the iteration are undefined. The collection | |
| 322 | + * supports element removal, which removes the corresponding | |
| 323 | + * mapping from the map, via the <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>, | |
| 324 | + * <tt>Collection.remove</tt>, <tt>removeAll</tt>, | |
| 325 | + * <tt>retainAll</tt> and <tt>clear</tt> operations. It does not | |
| 326 | + * support the <tt>add</tt> or <tt>addAll</tt> operations. | |
| 327 | + * | |
| 328 | + * @return a collection view of the values contained in this map | |
| 329 | + */ | |
| 330 | + Collection<V> values(); | |
| 331 | + | |
| 332 | + /** | |
| 333 | + * Returns a {@link Set} view of the mappings contained in this map. | |
| 334 | + * The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are | |
| 335 | + * reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map is modified | |
| 336 | + * while an iteration over the set is in progress (except through | |
| 337 | + * the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation, or through the | |
| 338 | + * <tt>setValue</tt> operation on a map entry returned by the | |
| 339 | + * iterator) the results of the iteration are undefined. The set | |
| 340 | + * supports element removal, which removes the corresponding | |
| 341 | + * mapping from the map, via the <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>, | |
| 342 | + * <tt>Set.remove</tt>, <tt>removeAll</tt>, <tt>retainAll</tt> and | |
| 343 | + * <tt>clear</tt> operations. It does not support the | |
| 344 | + * <tt>add</tt> or <tt>addAll</tt> operations. | |
| 345 | + * | |
| 346 | + * @return a set view of the mappings contained in this map | |
| 347 | + */ | |
| 348 | + Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> entrySet(); | |
| 349 | + | |
| 350 | + /** | |
| 351 | + * A map entry (key-value pair). The <tt>Map.entrySet</tt> method returns | |
| 352 | + * a collection-view of the map, whose elements are of this class. The | |
| 353 | + * <i>only</i> way to obtain a reference to a map entry is from the | |
| 354 | + * iterator of this collection-view. These <tt>Map.Entry</tt> objects are | |
| 355 | + * valid <i>only</i> for the duration of the iteration; more formally, | |
| 356 | + * the behavior of a map entry is undefined if the backing map has been | |
| 357 | + * modified after the entry was returned by the iterator, except through | |
| 358 | + * the <tt>setValue</tt> operation on the map entry. | |
| 359 | + * | |
| 360 | + * @see Map#entrySet() | |
| 361 | + * @since 1.2 | |
| 362 | + */ | |
| 363 | + interface Entry<K,V> { | |
| 364 | + /** | |
| 365 | + * Returns the key corresponding to this entry. | |
| 366 | + * | |
| 367 | + * @return the key corresponding to this entry | |
| 368 | + * @throws IllegalStateException implementations may, but are not | |
| 369 | + * required to, throw this exception if the entry has been | |
| 370 | + * removed from the backing map. | |
| 371 | + */ | |
| 372 | + K getKey(); | |
| 373 | + | |
| 374 | + /** | |
| 375 | + * Returns the value corresponding to this entry. If the mapping | |
| 376 | + * has been removed from the backing map (by the iterator's | |
| 377 | + * <tt>remove</tt> operation), the results of this call are undefined. | |
| 378 | + * | |
| 379 | + * @return the value corresponding to this entry | |
| 380 | + * @throws IllegalStateException implementations may, but are not | |
| 381 | + * required to, throw this exception if the entry has been | |
| 382 | + * removed from the backing map. | |
| 383 | + */ | |
| 384 | + V getValue(); | |
| 385 | + | |
| 386 | + /** | |
| 387 | + * Replaces the value corresponding to this entry with the specified | |
| 388 | + * value (optional operation). (Writes through to the map.) The | |
| 389 | + * behavior of this call is undefined if the mapping has already been | |
| 390 | + * removed from the map (by the iterator's <tt>remove</tt> operation). | |
| 391 | + * | |
| 392 | + * @param value new value to be stored in this entry | |
| 393 | + * @return old value corresponding to the entry | |
| 394 | + * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>put</tt> operation | |
| 395 | + * is not supported by the backing map | |
| 396 | + * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified value | |
| 397 | + * prevents it from being stored in the backing map | |
| 398 | + * @throws NullPointerException if the backing map does not permit | |
| 399 | + * null values, and the specified value is null | |
| 400 | + * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of this value | |
| 401 | + * prevents it from being stored in the backing map | |
| 402 | + * @throws IllegalStateException implementations may, but are not | |
| 403 | + * required to, throw this exception if the entry has been | |
| 404 | + * removed from the backing map. | |
| 405 | + */ | |
| 406 | + V setValue(V value); | |
| 407 | + | |
| 408 | + /** | |
| 409 | + * Compares the specified object with this entry for equality. | |
| 410 | + * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the given object is also a map entry and | |
| 411 | + * the two entries represent the same mapping. More formally, two | |
| 412 | + * entries <tt>e1</tt> and <tt>e2</tt> represent the same mapping | |
| 413 | + * if<pre> | |
| 414 | + * (e1.getKey()==null ? | |
| 415 | + * e2.getKey()==null : e1.getKey().equals(e2.getKey())) && | |
| 416 | + * (e1.getValue()==null ? | |
| 417 | + * e2.getValue()==null : e1.getValue().equals(e2.getValue())) | |
| 418 | + * </pre> | |
| 419 | + * This ensures that the <tt>equals</tt> method works properly across | |
| 420 | + * different implementations of the <tt>Map.Entry</tt> interface. | |
| 421 | + * | |
| 422 | + * @param o object to be compared for equality with this map entry | |
| 423 | + * @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this map | |
| 424 | + * entry | |
| 425 | + */ | |
| 426 | + boolean equals(Object o); | |
| 427 | + | |
| 428 | + /** | |
| 429 | + * Returns the hash code value for this map entry. The hash code | |
| 430 | + * of a map entry <tt>e</tt> is defined to be: <pre> | |
| 431 | + * (e.getKey()==null ? 0 : e.getKey().hashCode()) ^ | |
| 432 | + * (e.getValue()==null ? 0 : e.getValue().hashCode()) | |
| 433 | + * </pre> | |
| 434 | + * This ensures that <tt>e1.equals(e2)</tt> implies that | |
| 435 | + * <tt>e1.hashCode()==e2.hashCode()</tt> for any two Entries | |
| 436 | + * <tt>e1</tt> and <tt>e2</tt>, as required by the general | |
| 437 | + * contract of <tt>Object.hashCode</tt>. | |
| 438 | + * | |
| 439 | + * @return the hash code value for this map entry | |
| 440 | + * @see Object#hashCode() | |
| 441 | + * @see Object#equals(Object) | |
| 442 | + * @see #equals(Object) | |
| 443 | + */ | |
| 444 | + int hashCode(); | |
| 445 | + } | |
| 446 | + | |
| 447 | + // Comparison and hashing | |
| 448 | + | |
| 449 | + /** | |
| 450 | + * Compares the specified object with this map for equality. Returns | |
| 451 | + * <tt>true</tt> if the given object is also a map and the two maps | |
| 452 | + * represent the same mappings. More formally, two maps <tt>m1</tt> and | |
| 453 | + * <tt>m2</tt> represent the same mappings if | |
| 454 | + * <tt>m1.entrySet().equals(m2.entrySet())</tt>. This ensures that the | |
| 455 | + * <tt>equals</tt> method works properly across different implementations | |
| 456 | + * of the <tt>Map</tt> interface. | |
| 457 | + * | |
| 458 | + * @param o object to be compared for equality with this map | |
| 459 | + * @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this map | |
| 460 | + */ | |
| 461 | + boolean equals(Object o); | |
| 462 | + | |
| 463 | + /** | |
| 464 | + * Returns the hash code value for this map. The hash code of a map is | |
| 465 | + * defined to be the sum of the hash codes of each entry in the map's | |
| 466 | + * <tt>entrySet()</tt> view. This ensures that <tt>m1.equals(m2)</tt> | |
| 467 | + * implies that <tt>m1.hashCode()==m2.hashCode()</tt> for any two maps | |
| 468 | + * <tt>m1</tt> and <tt>m2</tt>, as required by the general contract of | |
| 469 | + * {@link Object#hashCode}. | |
| 470 | + * | |
| 471 | + * @return the hash code value for this map | |
| 472 | + * @see Map.Entry#hashCode() | |
| 473 | + * @see Object#equals(Object) | |
| 474 | + * @see #equals(Object) | |
| 475 | + */ | |
| 476 | + int hashCode(); | |
| 477 | + | |
| 478 | +} | |