119 lines
3.9 KiB
Java
119 lines
3.9 KiB
Java
/*
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* Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
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*
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* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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* You may obtain a copy of the License at
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*
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* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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*
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* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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* limitations under the License.
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*/
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package com.google.common.collect;
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import java.util.Map;
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import java.util.Set;
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import javax.annotation.Nullable;
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import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
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/**
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* A bimap (or "bidirectional map") is a map that preserves the uniqueness of
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* its values as well as that of its keys. This constraint enables bimaps to
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* support an "inverse view", which is another bimap containing the same entries
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* as this bimap but with reversed keys and values.
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*
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* <p>
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* See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
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* "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#BiMap">
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* {@code BiMap}</a>.
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*
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* @author Kevin Bourrillion
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* @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
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*/
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@GwtCompatible
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public interface BiMap<K, V> extends Map<K, V> {
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// Modification Operations
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/**
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* {@inheritDoc}
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*
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* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the given value is already bound to a
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* different key in this bimap. The bimap will
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* remain unmodified in this event. To avoid
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* this exception, call {@link #forcePut}
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* instead.
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*/
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@Override
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V put(@Nullable K key, @Nullable V value);
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/**
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* An alternate form of {@code put} that silently removes any existing entry
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* with the value {@code value} before proceeding with the {@link #put}
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* operation. If the bimap previously contained the provided key-value mapping,
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* this method has no effect.
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*
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* <p>
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* Note that a successful call to this method could cause the size of the bimap
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* to increase by one, stay the same, or even decrease by one.
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*
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* <p>
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* <b>Warning:</b> If an existing entry with this value is removed, the key for
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* that entry is discarded and not returned.
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*
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* @param key the key with which the specified value is to be associated
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* @param value the value to be associated with the specified key
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* @return the value which was previously associated with the key, which may be
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* {@code null}, or {@code null} if there was no previous entry
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*/
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V forcePut(@Nullable K key, @Nullable V value);
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// Bulk Operations
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/**
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* {@inheritDoc}
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*
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* <p>
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* <b>Warning:</b> the results of calling this method may vary depending on the
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* iteration order of {@code map}.
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*
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* @throws IllegalArgumentException if an attempt to {@code put} any entry
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* fails. Note that some map entries may have
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* been added to the bimap before the exception
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* was thrown.
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*/
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@Override
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void putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> map);
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// Views
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/**
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* {@inheritDoc}
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*
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* <p>
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* Because a bimap has unique values, this method returns a {@link Set}, instead
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* of the {@link java.util.Collection} specified in the {@link Map} interface.
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*/
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@Override
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Set<V> values();
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/**
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* Returns the inverse view of this bimap, which maps each of this bimap's
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* values to its associated key. The two bimaps are backed by the same data; any
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* changes to one will appear in the other.
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*
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* <p>
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* <b>Note:</b>There is no guaranteed correspondence between the iteration order
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* of a bimap and that of its inverse.
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*
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* @return the inverse view of this bimap
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*/
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BiMap<V, K> inverse();
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}
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