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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/licenses/publicdomain
2 > * Written by Doug Lea and Josh Bloch with assistance from members of JCP
3 > * JSR-166 Expert Group and released to the public domain, as explained at
4 > * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
5   */
6  
7   package java.util;
8 import java.util.*; // for javadoc (till 6280605 is fixed)
8  
9   /**
10   * A {@link SortedSet} extended with navigation methods reporting
11 < * closest matches for given search targets. Methods <tt>lower</tt>,
12 < * <tt>floor</tt>, <tt>ceiling</tt>, and <tt>higher</tt> return elements
11 > * closest matches for given search targets. Methods {@link #lower},
12 > * {@link #floor}, {@link #ceiling}, and {@link #higher} return elements
13   * respectively less than, less than or equal, greater than or equal,
14 < * and greater than a given element, returning <tt>null</tt> if there is
15 < * no such element.  A <tt>NavigableSet</tt> may be viewed and traversed
17 < * in either ascending or descending order.  The <tt>Collection</tt>
18 < * <tt>iterator</tt> method returns an ascending <tt>Iterator</tt> and
19 < * the additional method <tt>descendingIterator</tt> returns a
20 < * descending iterator. The performance of ascending traversals is
21 < * likely to be faster than descending traversals.  This interface
22 < * additionally defines methods <tt>pollFirst</tt> and
23 < * <tt>pollLast</tt> that return and remove the lowest and highest
24 < * element, if one exists, else returning <tt>null</tt>.
25 < * Methods <tt>navigableSubSet</tt>, <tt>navigableHeadSet</tt>, and
26 < * <tt>navigableTailSet</tt> differ from the similarly named
27 < * <tt>SortedSet</tt> methods only in their declared return types.
28 < * Subsets of any <tt>NavigableSet</tt> must implement the
29 < * <tt>NavigableSet</tt> interface.
14 > * and greater than a given element, returning {@code null} if there
15 > * is no such element.
16   *
17 < * <p> The return values of navigation methods may be ambiguous in
18 < * implementations that permit <tt>null</tt> elements. However, even
17 > * <p>A {@code NavigableSet} may be accessed and traversed in either
18 > * ascending or descending order.  The {@link #descendingSet} method
19 > * returns a view of the set with the senses of all relational and
20 > * directional methods inverted. The performance of ascending
21 > * operations and views is likely to be faster than that of descending
22 > * ones.  This interface additionally defines methods {@link
23 > * #pollFirst} and {@link #pollLast} that return and remove the lowest
24 > * and highest element, if one exists, else returning {@code null}.
25 > * Methods
26 > * {@link #subSet(Object, boolean, Object, boolean) subSet(E, boolean, E, boolean)},
27 > * {@link #headSet(Object, boolean) headSet(E, boolean)}, and
28 > * {@link #tailSet(Object, boolean) tailSet(E, boolean)}
29 > * differ from the like-named {@code SortedSet} methods in accepting
30 > * additional arguments describing whether lower and upper bounds are
31 > * inclusive versus exclusive.  Subsets of any {@code NavigableSet}
32 > * must implement the {@code NavigableSet} interface.
33 > *
34 > * <p>The return values of navigation methods may be ambiguous in
35 > * implementations that permit {@code null} elements. However, even
36   * in this case the result can be disambiguated by checking
37 < * <tt>contains(null)</tt>. To avoid such issues, implementations of
37 > * {@code contains(null)}. To avoid such issues, implementations of
38   * this interface are encouraged to <em>not</em> permit insertion of
39 < * <tt>null</tt> elements. (Note that sorted sets of {@link
40 < * Comparable} elements intrinsically do not permit <tt>null</tt>.)
39 > * {@code null} elements. (Note that sorted sets of {@link
40 > * Comparable} elements intrinsically do not permit {@code null}.)
41 > *
42 > * <p>Methods
43 > * {@link #subSet(Object, Object) subSet(E, E)},
44 > * {@link #headSet(Object) headSet(E)}, and
45 > * {@link #tailSet(Object) tailSet(E)}
46 > * are specified to return {@code SortedSet} to allow existing
47 > * implementations of {@code SortedSet} to be compatibly retrofitted to
48 > * implement {@code NavigableSet}, but extensions and implementations
49 > * of this interface are encouraged to override these methods to return
50 > * {@code NavigableSet}.
51   *
52   * <p>This interface is a member of the
53 < * <a href="{@docRoot}/../guide/collections/index.html">
53 > * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html">
54   * Java Collections Framework</a>.
55   *
56   * @author Doug Lea
57 + * @author Josh Bloch
58   * @param <E> the type of elements maintained by this set
59   * @since 1.6
60   */
61   public interface NavigableSet<E> extends SortedSet<E> {
62      /**
63       * Returns the greatest element in this set strictly less than the
64 <     * given element, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element.
64 >     * given element, or {@code null} if there is no such element.
65       *
66       * @param e the value to match
67 <     * @return the greatest element less than <tt>e</tt>,
68 <     *         or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element
67 >     * @return the greatest element less than {@code e},
68 >     *         or {@code null} if there is no such element
69       * @throws ClassCastException if the specified element cannot be
70       *         compared with the elements currently in the set
71       * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
# Line 61 | Line 75 | public interface NavigableSet<E> extends
75  
76      /**
77       * Returns the greatest element in this set less than or equal to
78 <     * the given element, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element.
78 >     * the given element, or {@code null} if there is no such element.
79       *
80       * @param e the value to match
81 <     * @return the greatest element less than or equal to <tt>e</tt>,
82 <     *         or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element
81 >     * @return the greatest element less than or equal to {@code e},
82 >     *         or {@code null} if there is no such element
83       * @throws ClassCastException if the specified element cannot be
84       *         compared with the elements currently in the set
85       * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
# Line 75 | Line 89 | public interface NavigableSet<E> extends
89  
90      /**
91       * Returns the least element in this set greater than or equal to
92 <     * the given element, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element.
92 >     * the given element, or {@code null} if there is no such element.
93       *
94       * @param e the value to match
95 <     * @return the least element greater than or equal to <tt>e</tt>,
96 <     *         or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element
95 >     * @return the least element greater than or equal to {@code e},
96 >     *         or {@code null} if there is no such element
97       * @throws ClassCastException if the specified element cannot be
98       *         compared with the elements currently in the set
99       * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
# Line 89 | Line 103 | public interface NavigableSet<E> extends
103  
104      /**
105       * Returns the least element in this set strictly greater than the
106 <     * given element, or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element.
106 >     * given element, or {@code null} if there is no such element.
107       *
108       * @param e the value to match
109 <     * @return the least element greater than <tt>e</tt>,
110 <     *         or <tt>null</tt> if there is no such element
109 >     * @return the least element greater than {@code e},
110 >     *         or {@code null} if there is no such element
111       * @throws ClassCastException if the specified element cannot be
112       *         compared with the elements currently in the set
113       * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null
# Line 103 | Line 117 | public interface NavigableSet<E> extends
117  
118      /**
119       * Retrieves and removes the first (lowest) element,
120 <     * or returns <tt>null</tt> if this set is empty.
120 >     * or returns {@code null} if this set is empty.
121       *
122 <     * @return the first element, or <tt>null</tt> if this set is empty
122 >     * @return the first element, or {@code null} if this set is empty
123       */
124      E pollFirst();
125  
126      /**
127       * Retrieves and removes the last (highest) element,
128 <     * or returns <tt>null</tt> if this set is empty.
128 >     * or returns {@code null} if this set is empty.
129       *
130 <     * @return the last element, or <tt>null</tt> if this set is empty
130 >     * @return the last element, or {@code null} if this set is empty
131       */
132      E pollLast();
133  
# Line 125 | Line 139 | public interface NavigableSet<E> extends
139      Iterator<E> iterator();
140  
141      /**
142 +     * Returns a reverse order view of the elements contained in this set.
143 +     * The descending set is backed by this set, so changes to the set are
144 +     * reflected in the descending set, and vice-versa.  If either set is
145 +     * modified while an iteration over either set is in progress (except
146 +     * through the iterator's own {@code remove} operation), the results of
147 +     * the iteration are undefined.
148 +     *
149 +     * <p>The returned set has an ordering equivalent to
150 +     * {@link Collections#reverseOrder(Comparator) Collections.reverseOrder}{@code (comparator())}.
151 +     * The expression {@code s.descendingSet().descendingSet()} returns a
152 +     * view of {@code s} essentially equivalent to {@code s}.
153 +     *
154 +     * @return a reverse order view of this set
155 +     */
156 +    NavigableSet<E> descendingSet();
157 +
158 +    /**
159       * Returns an iterator over the elements in this set, in descending order.
160 +     * Equivalent in effect to {@code descendingSet().iterator()}.
161       *
162       * @return an iterator over the elements in this set, in descending order
163       */
164      Iterator<E> descendingIterator();
165  
166      /**
167 <     * Returns a view of the portion of this set whose elements range
168 <     * from <tt>fromElement</tt>, inclusive, to <tt>toElement</tt>,
169 <     * exclusive.  (If <tt>fromElement</tt> and <tt>toElement</tt> are
170 <     * equal, the returned set is empty.)  The returned set is backed
171 <     * by this set, so changes in the returned set are reflected in
172 <     * this set, and vice-versa.  The returned set supports all
173 <     * optional set operations that this set supports.
167 >     * Returns a view of the portion of this set whose elements range from
168 >     * {@code fromElement} to {@code toElement}.  If {@code fromElement} and
169 >     * {@code toElement} are equal, the returned set is empty unless {@code
170 >     * fromInclusive} and {@code toInclusive} are both true.  The returned set
171 >     * is backed by this set, so changes in the returned set are reflected in
172 >     * this set, and vice-versa.  The returned set supports all optional set
173 >     * operations that this set supports.
174       *
175 <     * <p>The returned set will throw an <tt>IllegalArgumentException</tt>
175 >     * <p>The returned set will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException}
176       * on an attempt to insert an element outside its range.
177       *
178 <     * @param fromElement low endpoint (inclusive) of the returned set
179 <     * @param toElement high endpoint (exclusive) of the returned set
178 >     * @param fromElement low endpoint of the returned set
179 >     * @param fromInclusive {@code true} if the low endpoint
180 >     *        is to be included in the returned view
181 >     * @param toElement high endpoint of the returned set
182 >     * @param toInclusive {@code true} if the high endpoint
183 >     *        is to be included in the returned view
184       * @return a view of the portion of this set whose elements range from
185 <     *         <tt>fromElement</tt>, inclusive, to <tt>toElement</tt>, exclusive
186 <     * @throws ClassCastException if <tt>fromElement</tt> and
187 <     *         <tt>toElement</tt> cannot be compared to one another using this
185 >     *         {@code fromElement}, inclusive, to {@code toElement}, exclusive
186 >     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code fromElement} and
187 >     *         {@code toElement} cannot be compared to one another using this
188       *         set's comparator (or, if the set has no comparator, using
189       *         natural ordering).  Implementations may, but are not required
190 <     *         to, throw this exception if <tt>fromElement</tt> or
191 <     *         <tt>toElement</tt> cannot be compared to elements currently in
190 >     *         to, throw this exception if {@code fromElement} or
191 >     *         {@code toElement} cannot be compared to elements currently in
192       *         the set.
193 <     * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>fromElement</tt> or
194 <     *         <tt>toElement</tt> is null and this set does
193 >     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code fromElement} or
194 >     *         {@code toElement} is null and this set does
195       *         not permit null elements
196 <     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>fromElement</tt> is
197 <     *         greater than <tt>toElement</tt>; or if this set itself
198 <     *         has a restricted range, and <tt>fromElement</tt> or
199 <     *         <tt>toElement</tt> lies outside the bounds of the range.
200 <     */
201 <    NavigableSet<E> navigableSubSet(E fromElement, E toElement);
196 >     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code fromElement} is
197 >     *         greater than {@code toElement}; or if this set itself
198 >     *         has a restricted range, and {@code fromElement} or
199 >     *         {@code toElement} lies outside the bounds of the range.
200 >     */
201 >    NavigableSet<E> subSet(E fromElement, boolean fromInclusive,
202 >                           E toElement,   boolean toInclusive);
203  
204      /**
205 <     * Returns a view of the portion of this set whose elements are
206 <     * strictly less than <tt>toElement</tt>.  The returned set is
207 <     * backed by this set, so changes in the returned set are
208 <     * reflected in this set, and vice-versa.  The returned set
209 <     * supports all optional set operations that this set supports.
205 >     * Returns a view of the portion of this set whose elements are less than
206 >     * (or equal to, if {@code inclusive} is true) {@code toElement}.  The
207 >     * returned set is backed by this set, so changes in the returned set are
208 >     * reflected in this set, and vice-versa.  The returned set supports all
209 >     * optional set operations that this set supports.
210       *
211 <     * <p>The returned set will throw an <tt>IllegalArgumentException</tt>
211 >     * <p>The returned set will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException}
212       * on an attempt to insert an element outside its range.
213       *
214 <     * @param toElement high endpoint (exclusive) of the returned set
215 <     * @return a view of the portion of this set whose elements are strictly
216 <     *         less than <tt>toElement</tt>
217 <     * @throws ClassCastException if <tt>toElement</tt> is not compatible
214 >     * @param toElement high endpoint of the returned set
215 >     * @param inclusive {@code true} if the high endpoint
216 >     *        is to be included in the returned view
217 >     * @return a view of the portion of this set whose elements are less than
218 >     *         (or equal to, if {@code inclusive} is true) {@code toElement}
219 >     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code toElement} is not compatible
220       *         with this set's comparator (or, if the set has no comparator,
221 <     *         if <tt>toElement</tt> does not implement {@link Comparable}).
221 >     *         if {@code toElement} does not implement {@link Comparable}).
222       *         Implementations may, but are not required to, throw this
223 <     *         exception if <tt>toElement</tt> cannot be compared to elements
223 >     *         exception if {@code toElement} cannot be compared to elements
224       *         currently in the set.
225 <     * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>toElement</tt> is null and
225 >     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code toElement} is null and
226       *         this set does not permit null elements
227       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this set itself has a
228 <     *         restricted range, and <tt>toElement</tt> lies outside the
228 >     *         restricted range, and {@code toElement} lies outside the
229       *         bounds of the range
230       */
231 <    NavigableSet<E> navigableHeadSet(E toElement);
231 >    NavigableSet<E> headSet(E toElement, boolean inclusive);
232  
233      /**
234 <     * Returns a view of the portion of this set whose elements are
235 <     * greater than or equal to <tt>fromElement</tt>.  The returned
236 <     * set is backed by this set, so changes in the returned set are
237 <     * reflected in this set, and vice-versa.  The returned set
238 <     * supports all optional set operations that this set supports.
234 >     * Returns a view of the portion of this set whose elements are greater
235 >     * than (or equal to, if {@code inclusive} is true) {@code fromElement}.
236 >     * The returned set is backed by this set, so changes in the returned set
237 >     * are reflected in this set, and vice-versa.  The returned set supports
238 >     * all optional set operations that this set supports.
239       *
240 <     * <p>The returned set will throw an <tt>IllegalArgumentException</tt>
240 >     * <p>The returned set will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException}
241       * on an attempt to insert an element outside its range.
242       *
243 <     * @param fromElement low endpoint (inclusive) of the returned set
243 >     * @param fromElement low endpoint of the returned set
244 >     * @param inclusive {@code true} if the low endpoint
245 >     *        is to be included in the returned view
246       * @return a view of the portion of this set whose elements are greater
247 <     *         than or equal to <tt>fromElement</tt>
248 <     * @throws ClassCastException if <tt>fromElement</tt> is not compatible
247 >     *         than or equal to {@code fromElement}
248 >     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code fromElement} is not compatible
249       *         with this set's comparator (or, if the set has no comparator,
250 <     *         if <tt>fromElement</tt> does not implement {@link Comparable}).
250 >     *         if {@code fromElement} does not implement {@link Comparable}).
251       *         Implementations may, but are not required to, throw this
252 <     *         exception if <tt>fromElement</tt> cannot be compared to elements
252 >     *         exception if {@code fromElement} cannot be compared to elements
253       *         currently in the set.
254 <     * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>fromElement</tt> is null
254 >     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code fromElement} is null
255       *         and this set does not permit null elements
256       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this set itself has a
257 <     *         restricted range, and <tt>fromElement</tt> lies outside the
257 >     *         restricted range, and {@code fromElement} lies outside the
258       *         bounds of the range
259       */
260 <    NavigableSet<E> navigableTailSet(E fromElement);
260 >    NavigableSet<E> tailSet(E fromElement, boolean inclusive);
261 >
262 >    /**
263 >     * {@inheritDoc}
264 >     *
265 >     * <p>Equivalent to {@code subSet(fromElement, true, toElement, false)}.
266 >     *
267 >     * @throws ClassCastException       {@inheritDoc}
268 >     * @throws NullPointerException     {@inheritDoc}
269 >     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
270 >     */
271 >    SortedSet<E> subSet(E fromElement, E toElement);
272 >
273 >    /**
274 >     * {@inheritDoc}
275 >     *
276 >     * <p>Equivalent to {@code headSet(toElement, false)}.
277 >     *
278 >     * @throws ClassCastException       {@inheritDoc}
279 >     * @throws NullPointerException     {@inheritDoc}
280 >     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
281 >     */
282 >    SortedSet<E> headSet(E toElement);
283 >
284 >    /**
285 >     * {@inheritDoc}
286 >     *
287 >     * <p>Equivalent to {@code tailSet(fromElement, true)}.
288 >     *
289 >     * @throws ClassCastException       {@inheritDoc}
290 >     * @throws NullPointerException     {@inheritDoc}
291 >     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
292 >     */
293 >    SortedSet<E> tailSet(E fromElement);
294   }

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