@GwtCompatible public abstract class ForwardingSortedMap<K,V> extends ForwardingMap<K,V> implements SortedMap<K,V>
Warning: The methods of ForwardingSortedMap forward
 indiscriminately to the methods of the delegate. For example,
 overriding ForwardingMap.put(K, V) alone will not change the behavior of ForwardingMap.putAll(java.util.Map<? extends K, ? extends V>), which can lead to unexpected behavior. In this case, you should
 override putAll as well, either providing your own implementation, or
 delegating to the provided standardPutAll method.
 
Each of the standard methods, where appropriate, use the
 comparator of the map to test equality for both keys and values, unlike
 ForwardingMap.
 
The standard methods and the collection views they return are not
 guaranteed to be thread-safe, even when all of the methods that they depend
 on are thread-safe.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected class  | ForwardingSortedMap.StandardKeySetA sensible implementation of  SortedMap.keySet()in terms of the methods ofForwardingSortedMap. | 
ForwardingMap.StandardEntrySet, ForwardingMap.StandardValues| Modifier | Constructor and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected  | ForwardingSortedMap()Constructor for use by subclasses. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Comparator<? super K> | comparator()Returns the comparator used to order the keys in this map, or
  nullif this map uses the natural ordering of its keys. | 
| protected abstract SortedMap<K,V> | delegate()Returns the backing delegate instance that methods are forwarded to. | 
| K | firstKey()Returns the first (lowest) key currently in this map. | 
| SortedMap<K,V> | headMap(K toKey)Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are
 strictly less than  toKey. | 
| K | lastKey()Returns the last (highest) key currently in this map. | 
| protected boolean | standardContainsKey(Object key)A sensible definition of  ForwardingMap.containsKey(java.lang.Object)in terms of thefirstKey()method oftailMap(K). | 
| protected SortedMap<K,V> | standardSubMap(K fromKey,
                            K toKey)A sensible default implementation of  subMap(Object, Object)in
 terms ofheadMap(Object)andtailMap(Object). | 
| SortedMap<K,V> | subMap(K fromKey,
            K toKey)Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys range from
  fromKey, inclusive, totoKey, exclusive. | 
| SortedMap<K,V> | tailMap(K fromKey)Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are
 greater than or equal to  fromKey. | 
clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, standardClear, standardContainsValue, standardEquals, standardHashCode, standardIsEmpty, standardPutAll, standardRemove, standardToString, valuestoStringprotected ForwardingSortedMap()
protected abstract SortedMap<K,V> delegate()
ForwardingObjectForwardingSet.delegate(). Concrete subclasses override this method to supply
 the instance being decorated.delegate in class ForwardingMap<K,V>public Comparator<? super K> comparator()
java.util.SortedMapnull if this map uses the natural ordering of its keys.comparator in interface SortedMap<K,V>null if this map uses the natural ordering
         of its keyspublic K firstKey()
java.util.SortedMappublic SortedMap<K,V> headMap(K toKey)
java.util.SortedMaptoKey.  The returned map is backed
 by this map, so changes in the returned map are reflected in
 this map, and vice-versa.  The returned map supports all
 optional map operations that this map supports.
 The returned map will throw an IllegalArgumentException
 on an attempt to insert a key outside its range.
public K lastKey()
java.util.SortedMappublic SortedMap<K,V> subMap(K fromKey, K toKey)
java.util.SortedMapfromKey, inclusive, to toKey, exclusive.  (If
 fromKey and toKey are equal, the returned map
 is empty.)  The returned map is backed by this map, so changes
 in the returned map are reflected in this map, and vice-versa.
 The returned map supports all optional map operations that this
 map supports.
 The returned map will throw an IllegalArgumentException
 on an attempt to insert a key outside its range.
public SortedMap<K,V> tailMap(K fromKey)
java.util.SortedMapfromKey.  The returned map is
 backed by this map, so changes in the returned map are
 reflected in this map, and vice-versa.  The returned map
 supports all optional map operations that this map supports.
 The returned map will throw an IllegalArgumentException
 on an attempt to insert a key outside its range.
@Beta protected boolean standardContainsKey(@Nullable Object key)
ForwardingMap.containsKey(java.lang.Object) in terms of the firstKey() method of tailMap(K). If you override tailMap(K),
 you may wish to override ForwardingMap.containsKey(java.lang.Object) to forward to this
 implementation.standardContainsKey in class ForwardingMap<K,V>@Beta protected SortedMap<K,V> standardSubMap(K fromKey, K toKey)
subMap(Object, Object) in
 terms of headMap(Object) and tailMap(Object). In some
 situations, you may wish to override subMap(Object, Object) to
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