jadex.util.collection
Class MultiCollection

java.lang.Object
  jadex.util.collection.MultiCollection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Map, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

TwoWayMultiCollection

public class MultiCollection

extends Object

implements Map, Serializable, Cloneable

An MultiCollection is a map with the ability to store more than one element per key (an collection).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class java.util.Map

Map.Entry

Constructor Summary

MultiCollection()
Create a new multi collection.

MultiCollection(Map map, Class type)
Create a new multi collection.

Method Summary

void	clear() Removes all mappings from this map.
Object	clone() Clone a multi collection.
boolean	containsKey(Object key) Returns true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key.
boolean	containsValue(Object value) Returns true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.
Set	entrySet() Returns a set view of the mappings contained in this map.
boolean	equals(Object o) Compares the specified object with this map for equality.
Object	get(Object key) Returns the collection to which this map maps the specified key.
Collection	getCollection(Object key) Get the values associated to a key as collection.
Object[]	getKeys() Get the keys as array.
Object[]	getKeys(Class type) Get the keys as array.
Object[]	getObjects() Get the values as array.
Object[]	getObjects(Class type) Get the values as array.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code value for this map.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if this map contains no key-value mappings.
Set	keySet() Returns a set view of the keys contained in this map.
Object	put(Object key, Object value) Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation).
void	putAll(Map t) Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map (optional operation).
Object	remove(Object key) Removes the mapping for this key from this map if it is present.
void	remove(Object key, Object value) Remove a special object from the collection of a defined key.
int	size() Returns the number of elements added to this map.
String	toString() Create a string representation of this map.
Collection	values() Unsupported Operation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MultiCollection

public MultiCollection()

Create a new multi collection.

MultiCollection

public MultiCollection(Map map,
                       Class type)

Create a new multi collection.

Parameters:

map - The undelying map.

type - The collection type to use (requires public empty contstructor and has to implement java.util.Collection).

Method Detail

clone

public Object clone()

Clone a multi collection.

size

public int size()

Returns the number of elements added to this map.

Specified by:

size in interface Map

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if this map contains no key-value mappings.

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface Map

Returns:

true if this map contains no key-value mappings.

containsKey

public boolean containsKey(Object key)

Returns true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key. More formally, returns true if and only if this map contains at a mapping for a key k such that (key==null ? k==null : key.equals(k)). (There can be at most one such mapping.)

Specified by:

containsKey in interface Map

Parameters:

key - key whose presence in this map is to be tested.

Returns:

true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the key is of an inappropriate type for this map (optional).

NullPointerException - if the key is null and this map does not not permit null keys (optional).

containsValue

public boolean containsValue(Object value)

Returns true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value. More formally, returns true if and only if this map contains at least one mapping to a value v such that (value==null ? v==null : value.equals(v)). This operation will probably require time linear in the map size for most implementations of the Map interface.

Specified by:

containsValue in interface Map

Parameters:

value - value whose presence in this map is to be tested.

Returns:

true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the value is of an inappropriate type for this map (optional).

NullPointerException - if the value is null and this map does not not permit null values (optional).

get

public Object get(Object key)

Returns the collection to which this map maps the specified key. Returns null if the map contains no mapping for this key.

Specified by:

get in interface Map

Parameters:

key - key whose associated collection is to be returned.

Returns:

the collection to which this map maps the specified key, or null if the map contains no mapping for this key.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the key is of an inappropriate type for this map (optional).

NullPointerException - key is null and this map does not not permit null keys (optional).

See Also:

containsKey(Object)

put

public Object put(Object key,
                  Object value)

Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation). If the map previously contained a mapping for this key, the old value is replaced by the specified value. (A map m is said to contain a mapping for a key k if and only if m.containsKey(k) would return true.))

Specified by:

put in interface Map

Parameters:

key - key with which the specified value is to be associated.

value - value to be associated with the specified key.

Returns:

The collection associated to the key.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the put operation is not supported by this map.

ClassCastException - if the class of the specified key or value prevents it from being stored in this map.

IllegalArgumentException - if some aspect of this key or value prevents it from being stored in this map.

NullPointerException - this map does not permit null keys or values, and the specified key or value is null.

putAll

public void putAll(Map t)

Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map (optional operation). The effect of this call is equivalent to that of calling put(k, v) on this map once for each mapping from key k to value v in the specified map. The behavior of this operation is unspecified if the specified map is modified while the operation is in progress.

Specified by:

putAll in interface Map

Parameters:

t - Mappings to be stored in this map.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - if the putAll method is not supported by this map.

ClassCastException - if the class of a key or value in the specified map prevents it from being stored in this map.

IllegalArgumentException - some aspect of a key or value in the specified map prevents it from being stored in this map.

NullPointerException - the specified map is null, or if this map does not permit null keys or values, and the specified map contains null keys or values.

clear

public void clear()

Removes all mappings from this map.

Specified by:

clear in interface Map

keySet

public Set keySet()

Returns a set view of the keys contained in this map. The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map is modified while an iteration over the set is in progress, the results of the iteration are undefined. The set supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the Iterator.remove, Set.remove, removeAll retainAll, and clear operations. It does not support the add or addAll operations.

Specified by:

keySet in interface Map

Returns:

a set view of the keys contained in this map.

values

public Collection values()

Unsupported Operation.

Specified by:

values in interface Map

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

entrySet

public Set entrySet()

Returns a set view of the mappings contained in this map. Each element in the returned set is a map entry. The set is backed by the map, so changes to the map are reflected in the set, and vice-versa. If the map is modified while an iteration over the set is in progress, the results of the iteration are undefined. The set supports element removal, which removes the corresponding mapping from the map, via the Iterator.remove, Set.remove, removeAll, retainAll and clear operations. It does not support the add or addAll operations.

Specified by:

entrySet in interface Map

Returns:

a set view of the mappings contained in this map.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares the specified object with this map for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a map and the two Maps represent the same mappings. More formally, two maps t1 and t2 represent the same mappings if t1.entrySet().equals(t2.entrySet()). This ensures that the equals method works properly across different implementations of the Map interface.

Specified by:

equals in interface Map

Parameters:

o - object to be compared for equality with this map.

Returns:

true if the specified object is equal to this map.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns the hash code value for this map.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Map

Returns:

the hash code value for this map.

See Also:

Object.hashCode(), Object.equals(Object), equals(Object)

toString

public String toString()

Create a string representation of this map.

remove

public Object remove(Object key)

Removes the mapping for this key from this map if it is present. More formally, if this map contains a mapping from key k to value v such that (key==null ? k==null : key.equals(k)), that mapping is removed. (The map can contain at most one such mapping.)

Returns the value to which the map previously associated the key, or null if the map contained no mapping for this key. (A null return can also indicate that the map previously associated null with the specified key if the implementation supports null values.) The map will not contain a mapping for the specified key once the call returns.

Specified by:

remove in interface Map

Parameters:

key - key whose mapping is to be removed from the map.

Returns:

collection associated with specified key, or null if there was no mapping for key.

Throws:

ClassCastException - if the key is of an inappropriate type for this map (optional).

NullPointerException - if the key is null and this map does not not permit null keys (optional).

getCollection

public Collection getCollection(Object key)

Get the values associated to a key as collection.

Parameters:

key - The key.

Returns:

The collection of associated values.

getObjects

public Object[] getObjects()

Get the values as array.

Returns:

The array of values.

getObjects

public Object[] getObjects(Class type)

Get the values as array.

Parameters:

type - The component type of the array.

Returns:

The array of values.

getKeys

public Object[] getKeys()

Get the keys as array.

Returns:

The array of keys.

getKeys

public Object[] getKeys(Class type)

Get the keys as array.

Parameters:

type - The component type of the array.

Returns:

The array of keys.

remove

public void remove(Object key,
                   Object value)

Remove a special object from the collection of a defined key.