net.infonode.util.collection.map.base
Interface Map

All Superinterfaces:

Collection, ConstCollection, ConstMap

All Known Subinterfaces:

ChangeNotifyMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractChangeNotifyMap, ChangeNotifyMapWrapper, MapAdapter

public interface Map
extends ConstMap, Collection

A map.

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Author:

$Author: jesper $

Method Summary

MapIterator	iterator() Returns an iterator for this map.
java.lang.Object	put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Associate a key with a value.
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.Object key) Removes a key and it's value.

Methods inherited from interface net.infonode.util.collection.map.base.ConstMap

constIterator, containsKey, containsValue, get

Methods inherited from interface net.infonode.util.collection.Collection

clear

Methods inherited from interface net.infonode.util.collection.ConstCollection

isEmpty

Method Detail

put

java.lang.Object put(java.lang.Object key,
                     java.lang.Object value)

Associate a key with a value. This will overwrite any existing association.

Parameters:

key - the key

value - the value

Returns:

the old value associated with this key, null if no value existed

remove

java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.Object key)

Removes a key and it's value.

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

the value associated with the key, null if no value existed

iterator

MapIterator iterator()

Returns an iterator for this map.

Returns:

an iterator for this map