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Revision: 1.7
Committed: Wed Apr 27 14:06:30 2011 UTC (13 years ago) by jsr166
Branch: MAIN
CVS Tags: jdk7-compat, release-1_7_0
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# Content
1 /*
2 * Written by Doug Lea with assistance from members of JCP JSR-166
3 * Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4 * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
5 */
6
7 package jsr166x;
8
9 import java.util.*;
10
11 /**
12 * A {@link SortedMap} extended with navigation methods returning the
13 * closest matches for given search targets. Methods
14 * <tt>lowerEntry</tt>, <tt>floorEntry</tt>, <tt>ceilingEntry</tt>,
15 * and <tt>higherEntry</tt> return <tt>Map.Entry</tt> objects
16 * associated with keys respectively less than, less than or equal,
17 * greater than or equal, and greater than a given key, returning
18 * <tt>null</tt> if there is no such key. Similarly, methods
19 * <tt>lowerKey</tt>, <tt>floorKey</tt>, <tt>ceilingKey</tt>, and
20 * <tt>higherKey</tt> return only the associated keys. All of these
21 * methods are designed for locating, not traversing entries.
22 *
23 * <p>A <tt>NavigableMap</tt> may be viewed and traversed in either
24 * ascending or descending key order. The <tt>Map</tt> methods
25 * <tt>keySet</tt> and <tt>entrySet</tt> return ascending views, and
26 * the additional methods <tt>descendingKeySet</tt> and
27 * <tt>descendingEntrySet</tt> return descending views. The
28 * performance of ascending traversals is likely to be faster than
29 * descending traversals. Notice that it is possible to perform
30 * subrannge traversals in either direction using <tt>SubMap</tt>.
31 *
32 * <p>This interface additionally defines methods <tt>firstEntry</tt>,
33 * <tt>pollFirstEntry</tt>, <tt>lastEntry</tt>, and
34 * <tt>pollLastEntry</tt> that return and/or remove the least and
35 * greatest mappings, if any exist, else returning <tt>null</tt>.
36 *
37 * <p> Implementations of entry-returning methods are expected to
38 * return <tt>Map.Entry</tt> pairs representing snapshots of mappings
39 * at the time they were produced, and thus generally do <em>not</em>
40 * support the optional <tt>Entry.setValue</tt> method. Note however
41 * that it is possible to change mappings in the associated map using
42 * method <tt>put</tt>.
43 *
44 * @author Doug Lea
45 * @param <K> the type of keys maintained by this map
46 * @param <V> the type of mapped values
47 */
48 public interface NavigableMap<K,V> extends SortedMap<K,V> {
49 /**
50 * Returns a key-value mapping associated with the least key
51 * greater than or equal to the given key, or <tt>null</tt> if there is
52 * no such entry.
53 *
54 * @param key the key.
55 * @return an Entry associated with ceiling of given key, or <tt>null</tt>
56 * if there is no such Entry.
57 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
58 * currently in the map.
59 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
60 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
61 */
62 public Map.Entry<K,V> ceilingEntry(K key);
63
64 /**
65 * Returns least key greater than or equal to the given key, or
66 * <tt>null</tt> if there is no such key.
67 *
68 * @param key the key.
69 * @return the ceiling key, or <tt>null</tt>
70 * if there is no such key.
71 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
72 * currently in the map.
73 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
74 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
75 */
76 public K ceilingKey(K key);
77
78 /**
79 * Returns a key-value mapping associated with the greatest
80 * key strictly less than the given key, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no
81 * such entry.
82 *
83 * @param key the key.
84 * @return an Entry with greatest key less than the given
85 * key, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such Entry.
86 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
87 * currently in the map.
88 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
89 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
90 */
91 public Map.Entry<K,V> lowerEntry(K key);
92
93 /**
94 * Returns the greatest key strictly less than the given key, or
95 * <tt>null</tt> if there is no such key.
96 *
97 * @param key the key.
98 * @return the greatest key less than the given
99 * key, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such key.
100 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
101 * currently in the map.
102 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
103 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
104 */
105 public K lowerKey(K key);
106
107 /**
108 * Returns a key-value mapping associated with the greatest key
109 * less than or equal to the given key, or <tt>null</tt> if there
110 * is no such entry.
111 *
112 * @param key the key.
113 * @return an Entry associated with floor of given key, or <tt>null</tt>
114 * if there is no such Entry.
115 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
116 * currently in the map.
117 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
118 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
119 */
120 public Map.Entry<K,V> floorEntry(K key);
121
122 /**
123 * Returns the greatest key
124 * less than or equal to the given key, or <tt>null</tt> if there
125 * is no such key.
126 *
127 * @param key the key.
128 * @return the floor of given key, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no
129 * such key.
130 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
131 * currently in the map.
132 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
133 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
134 */
135 public K floorKey(K key);
136
137 /**
138 * Returns a key-value mapping associated with the least key
139 * strictly greater than the given key, or <tt>null</tt> if there
140 * is no such entry.
141 *
142 * @param key the key.
143 * @return an Entry with least key greater than the given key, or
144 * <tt>null</tt> if there is no such Entry.
145 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
146 * currently in the map.
147 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
148 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
149 */
150 public Map.Entry<K,V> higherEntry(K key);
151
152 /**
153 * Returns the least key strictly greater than the given key, or
154 * <tt>null</tt> if there is no such key.
155 *
156 * @param key the key.
157 * @return the least key greater than the given key, or
158 * <tt>null</tt> if there is no such key.
159 * @throws ClassCastException if key cannot be compared with the keys
160 * currently in the map.
161 * @throws NullPointerException if key is <tt>null</tt> and this map
162 * does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
163 */
164 public K higherKey(K key);
165
166 /**
167 * Returns a key-value mapping associated with the least
168 * key in this map, or <tt>null</tt> if the map is empty.
169 *
170 * @return an Entry with least key, or <tt>null</tt>
171 * if the map is empty.
172 */
173 public Map.Entry<K,V> firstEntry();
174
175 /**
176 * Returns a key-value mapping associated with the greatest
177 * key in this map, or <tt>null</tt> if the map is empty.
178 *
179 * @return an Entry with greatest key, or <tt>null</tt>
180 * if the map is empty.
181 */
182 public Map.Entry<K,V> lastEntry();
183
184 /**
185 * Removes and returns a key-value mapping associated with
186 * the least key in this map, or <tt>null</tt> if the map is empty.
187 *
188 * @return the removed first entry of this map, or <tt>null</tt>
189 * if the map is empty.
190 */
191 public Map.Entry<K,V> pollFirstEntry();
192
193 /**
194 * Removes and returns a key-value mapping associated with
195 * the greatest key in this map, or <tt>null</tt> if the map is empty.
196 *
197 * @return the removed last entry of this map, or <tt>null</tt>
198 * if the map is empty.
199 */
200 public Map.Entry<K,V> pollLastEntry();
201
202 /**
203 * Returns a set view of the keys contained in this map, in
204 * descending key order. The set is backed by the map, so changes
205 * to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the
206 * map is modified while an iteration over the set is in progress
207 * (except through the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation),
208 * the results of the iteration are undefined. The set supports
209 * element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from
210 * the map, via the <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>, <tt>Set.remove</tt>,
211 * <tt>removeAll</tt> <tt>retainAll</tt>, and <tt>clear</tt>
212 * operations. It does not support the add or <tt>addAll</tt>
213 * operations.
214 *
215 * @return a set view of the keys contained in this map.
216 */
217 Set<K> descendingKeySet();
218
219 /**
220 * Returns a set view of the mappings contained in this map, in
221 * descending key order. Each element in the returned set is a
222 * <tt>Map.Entry</tt>. The set is backed by the map, so changes to
223 * the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map
224 * is modified while an iteration over the set is in progress
225 * (except through the iterator's own <tt>remove</tt> operation,
226 * or through the <tt>setValue</tt> operation on a map entry
227 * returned by the iterator) the results of the iteration are
228 * undefined. The set supports element removal, which removes the
229 * corresponding mapping from the map, via the
230 * <tt>Iterator.remove</tt>, <tt>Set.remove</tt>,
231 * <tt>removeAll</tt>, <tt>retainAll</tt> and <tt>clear</tt>
232 * operations. It does not support the <tt>add</tt> or
233 * <tt>addAll</tt> operations.
234 *
235 * @return a set view of the mappings contained in this map.
236 */
237 Set<Map.Entry<K, V>> descendingEntrySet();
238
239 /**
240 * Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys range from
241 * <tt>fromKey</tt>, inclusive, to <tt>toKey</tt>, exclusive. (If
242 * <tt>fromKey</tt> and <tt>toKey</tt> are equal, the returned sorted map
243 * is empty.) The returned sorted map is backed by this map, so changes
244 * in the returned sorted map are reflected in this map, and vice-versa.
245 *
246 * @param fromKey low endpoint (inclusive) of the subMap.
247 * @param toKey high endpoint (exclusive) of the subMap.
248 *
249 * @return a view of the portion of this map whose keys range from
250 * <tt>fromKey</tt>, inclusive, to <tt>toKey</tt>, exclusive.
251 *
252 * @throws ClassCastException if <tt>fromKey</tt> and
253 * <tt>toKey</tt> cannot be compared to one another using this
254 * map's comparator (or, if the map has no comparator, using
255 * natural ordering).
256 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>fromKey</tt> is greater
257 * than <tt>toKey</tt>.
258 * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>fromKey</tt> or
259 * <tt>toKey</tt> is <tt>null</tt> and this map does not support
260 * <tt>null</tt> keys.
261 */
262 public NavigableMap<K,V> subMap(K fromKey, K toKey);
263
264 /**
265 * Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are strictly less
266 * than <tt>toKey</tt>. The returned sorted map is backed by this map, so
267 * changes in the returned sorted map are reflected in this map, and
268 * vice-versa.
269 * @param toKey high endpoint (exclusive) of the headMap.
270 * @return a view of the portion of this map whose keys are strictly
271 * less than <tt>toKey</tt>.
272 *
273 * @throws ClassCastException if <tt>toKey</tt> is not compatible
274 * with this map's comparator (or, if the map has no comparator,
275 * if <tt>toKey</tt> does not implement <tt>Comparable</tt>).
276 * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>toKey</tt> is <tt>null</tt>
277 * and this map does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
278 */
279 public NavigableMap<K,V> headMap(K toKey);
280
281 /**
282 * Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are
283 * greater than or equal to <tt>fromKey</tt>. The returned sorted
284 * map is backed by this map, so changes in the returned sorted
285 * map are reflected in this map, and vice-versa.
286 * @param fromKey low endpoint (inclusive) of the tailMap.
287 * @return a view of the portion of this map whose keys are greater
288 * than or equal to <tt>fromKey</tt>.
289 * @throws ClassCastException if <tt>fromKey</tt> is not compatible
290 * with this map's comparator (or, if the map has no comparator,
291 * if <tt>fromKey</tt> does not implement <tt>Comparable</tt>).
292 * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>fromKey</tt> is <tt>null</tt>
293 * and this map does not support <tt>null</tt> keys.
294 */
295 public NavigableMap<K,V> tailMap(K fromKey);
296 }