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You can visualize the 034 * contents of a multimap either as a map from keys to <i>nonempty</i> 035 * collections of values: 036 * 037 * <ul> 038 * <li>a → 1, 2 039 * <li>b → 3 040 * </ul> 041 * 042 * ... or as a single "flattened" collection of key-value pairs: 043 * 044 * <ul> 045 * <li>a → 1 046 * <li>a → 2 047 * <li>b → 3 048 * </ul> 049 * 050 * <p><b>Important:</b> although the first interpretation resembles how most 051 * multimaps are <i>implemented</i>, the design of the {@code Multimap} API is 052 * based on the <i>second</i> form. So, using the multimap shown above as an 053 * example, the {@link #size} is {@code 3}, not {@code 2}, and the {@link 054 * #values} collection is {@code [1, 2, 3]}, not {@code [[1, 2], [3]]}. For 055 * those times when the first style is more useful, use the multimap's {@link 056 * #asMap} view (or create a {@code Map<K, Collection<V>>} in the first place). 057 * 058 * <h3>Example</h3> 059 * 060 * <p>The following code: <pre> {@code 061 * 062 * ListMultimap<String, String> multimap = ArrayListMultimap.create(); 063 * for (President pres : US_PRESIDENTS_IN_ORDER) { 064 * multimap.put(pres.firstName(), pres.lastName()); 065 * } 066 * for (String firstName : multimap.keySet()) { 067 * List<String> lastNames = multimap.get(firstName); 068 * out.println(firstName + ": " + lastNames); 069 * }}</pre> 070 * 071 * ... produces output such as: <pre> {@code 072 * 073 * Zachary: [Taylor] 074 * John: [Adams, Adams, Tyler, Kennedy] // Remember, Quincy! 075 * George: [Washington, Bush, Bush] 076 * Grover: [Cleveland, Cleveland] // Two, non-consecutive terms, rep'ing NJ! 077 * ...}</pre> 078 * 079 * <h3>Views</h3> 080 * 081 * <p>Much of the power of the multimap API comes from the <i>view 082 * collections</i> it provides. These always reflect the latest state of the 083 * multimap itself. When they support modification, the changes are 084 * <i>write-through</i> (they automatically update the backing multimap). These 085 * view collections are: 086 * 087 * <ul> 088 * <li>{@link #asMap}, mentioned above</li> 089 * <li>{@link #keys}, {@link #keySet}, {@link #values}, {@link #entries}, which 090 * are similar to the corresponding view collections of {@link Map} 091 * <li>and, notably, even the collection returned by {@link #get get(key)} is an 092 * active view of the values corresponding to {@code key} 093 * </ul> 094 * 095 * <p>The collections returned by the {@link #replaceValues replaceValues} and 096 * {@link #removeAll removeAll} methods, which contain values that have just 097 * been removed from the multimap, are naturally <i>not</i> views. 098 * 099 * <h3>Subinterfaces</h3> 100 * 101 * <p>Instead of using the {@code Multimap} interface directly, prefer the 102 * subinterfaces {@link ListMultimap} and {@link SetMultimap}. These take their 103 * names from the fact that the collections they return from {@code get} behave 104 * like (and, of course, implement) {@link List} and {@link Set}, respectively. 105 * 106 * <p>For example, the "presidents" code snippet above used a {@code 107 * ListMultimap}; if it had used a {@code SetMultimap} instead, two presidents 108 * would have vanished, and last names might or might not appear in 109 * chronological order. 110 * 111 * <p><b>Warning:</b> instances of type {@code Multimap} may not implement 112 * {@link Object#equals} in the way you expect. Multimaps containing the same 113 * key-value pairs, even in the same order, may or may not be equal and may or 114 * may not have the same {@code hashCode}. The recommended subinterfaces 115 * provide much stronger guarantees. 116 * 117 * <h3>Comparison to a map of collections</h3> 118 * 119 * <p>Multimaps are commonly used in places where a {@code Map<K, 120 * Collection<V>>} would otherwise have appeared. The differences include: 121 * 122 * <ul> 123 * <li>There is no need to populate an empty collection before adding an entry 124 * with {@link #put put}. 125 * <li>{@code get} never returns {@code null}, only an empty collection. 126 * <li>A key is contained in the multimap if and only if it maps to at least 127 * one value. Any operation that causes a key to have zero associated 128 * values has the effect of <i>removing</i> that key from the multimap. 129 * <li>The total entry count is available as {@link #size}. 130 * <li>Many complex operations become easier; for example, {@code 131 * Collections.min(multimap.values())} finds the smallest value across all 132 * keys. 133 * </ul> 134 * 135 * <h3>Implementations</h3> 136 * 137 * <p>As always, prefer the immutable implementations, {@link 138 * ImmutableListMultimap} and {@link ImmutableSetMultimap}. General-purpose 139 * mutable implementations are listed above under "All Known Implementing 140 * Classes". You can also create a <i>custom</i> multimap, backed by any {@code 141 * Map} and {@link Collection} types, using the {@link Multimaps#newMultimap 142 * Multimaps.newMultimap} family of methods. Finally, another popular way to 143 * obtain a multimap is using {@link Multimaps#index Multimaps.index}. See 144 * the {@link Multimaps} class for these and other static utilities related 145 * to multimaps. 146 * 147 * <h3>Other Notes</h3> 148 * 149 * <p>As with {@code Map}, the behavior of a {@code Multimap} is not specified 150 * if key objects already present in the multimap change in a manner that 151 * affects {@code equals} comparisons. Use caution if mutable objects are used 152 * as keys in a {@code Multimap}. 153 * 154 * <p>All methods that modify the multimap are optional. The view collections 155 * returned by the multimap may or may not be modifiable. Any modification 156 * method that is not supported will throw {@link 157 * UnsupportedOperationException}. 158 * 159 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href= 160 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/NewCollectionTypesExplained#multimap"> 161 * {@code Multimap}</a>. 162 * 163 * @author Jared Levy 164 * @since 2.0 165 */ 166@GwtCompatible 167public interface Multimap<K, V> { 168 // Query Operations 169 170 /** 171 * Returns the number of key-value pairs in this multimap. 172 * 173 * <p><b>Note:</b> this method does not return the number of <i>distinct 174 * keys</i> in the multimap, which is given by {@code keySet().size()} or 175 * {@code asMap().size()}. See the opening section of the {@link Multimap} 176 * class documentation for clarification. 177 */ 178 int size(); 179 180 /** 181 * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains no key-value pairs. 182 * Equivalent to {@code size() == 0}, but can in some cases be more efficient. 183 */ 184 boolean isEmpty(); 185 186 /** 187 * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains at least one key-value pair 188 * with the key {@code key}. 189 */ 190 boolean containsKey(@CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key); 191 192 /** 193 * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains at least one key-value pair 194 * with the value {@code value}. 195 */ 196 boolean containsValue(@CompatibleWith("V") @Nullable Object value); 197 198 /** 199 * Returns {@code true} if this multimap contains at least one key-value pair 200 * with the key {@code key} and the value {@code value}. 201 */ 202 boolean containsEntry( 203 @CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key, 204 @CompatibleWith("V") @Nullable Object value); 205 206 // Modification Operations 207 208 /** 209 * Stores a key-value pair in this multimap. 210 * 211 * <p>Some multimap implementations allow duplicate key-value pairs, in which 212 * case {@code put} always adds a new key-value pair and increases the 213 * multimap size by 1. Other implementations prohibit duplicates, and storing 214 * a key-value pair that's already in the multimap has no effect. 215 * 216 * @return {@code true} if the method increased the size of the multimap, or 217 * {@code false} if the multimap already contained the key-value pair and 218 * doesn't allow duplicates 219 */ 220 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 221 boolean put(@Nullable K key, @Nullable V value); 222 223 /** 224 * Removes a single key-value pair with the key {@code key} and the value 225 * {@code value} from this multimap, if such exists. If multiple key-value 226 * pairs in the multimap fit this description, which one is removed is 227 * unspecified. 228 * 229 * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed 230 */ 231 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 232 boolean remove( 233 @CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key, 234 @CompatibleWith("V") @Nullable Object value); 235 236 // Bulk Operations 237 238 /** 239 * Stores a key-value pair in this multimap for each of {@code values}, all 240 * using the same key, {@code key}. Equivalent to (but expected to be more 241 * efficient than): <pre> {@code 242 * 243 * for (V value : values) { 244 * put(key, value); 245 * }}</pre> 246 * 247 * <p>In particular, this is a no-op if {@code values} is empty. 248 * 249 * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed 250 */ 251 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 252 boolean putAll(@Nullable K key, Iterable<? extends V> values); 253 254 /** 255 * Stores all key-value pairs of {@code multimap} in this multimap, in the 256 * order returned by {@code multimap.entries()}. 257 * 258 * @return {@code true} if the multimap changed 259 */ 260 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 261 boolean putAll(Multimap<? extends K, ? extends V> multimap); 262 263 /** 264 * Stores a collection of values with the same key, replacing any existing 265 * values for that key. 266 * 267 * <p>If {@code values} is empty, this is equivalent to 268 * {@link #removeAll(Object) removeAll(key)}. 269 * 270 * @return the collection of replaced values, or an empty collection if no 271 * values were previously associated with the key. The collection 272 * <i>may</i> be modifiable, but updating it will have no effect on the 273 * multimap. 274 */ 275 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 276 Collection<V> replaceValues(@Nullable K key, Iterable<? extends V> values); 277 278 /** 279 * Removes all values associated with the key {@code key}. 280 * 281 * <p>Once this method returns, {@code key} will not be mapped to any values, 282 * so it will not appear in {@link #keySet()}, {@link #asMap()}, or any other 283 * views. 284 * 285 * @return the values that were removed (possibly empty). The returned 286 * collection <i>may</i> be modifiable, but updating it will have no 287 * effect on the multimap. 288 */ 289 @CanIgnoreReturnValue 290 Collection<V> removeAll(@CompatibleWith("K") @Nullable Object key); 291 292 /** 293 * Removes all key-value pairs from the multimap, leaving it {@linkplain 294 * #isEmpty empty}. 295 */ 296 void clear(); 297 298 // Views 299 300 /** 301 * Returns a view collection of the values associated with {@code key} in this 302 * multimap, if any. Note that when {@code containsKey(key)} is false, this 303 * returns an empty collection, not {@code null}. 304 * 305 * <p>Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, 306 * and vice versa. 307 */ 308 Collection<V> get(@Nullable K key); 309 310 /** 311 * Returns a view collection of all <i>distinct</i> keys contained in this 312 * multimap. Note that the key set contains a key if and only if this multimap 313 * maps that key to at least one value. 314 * 315 * <p>Changes to the returned set will update the underlying multimap, and 316 * vice versa. However, <i>adding</i> to the returned set is not possible. 317 */ 318 Set<K> keySet(); 319 320 /** 321 * Returns a view collection containing the key from each key-value pair in 322 * this multimap, <i>without</i> collapsing duplicates. This collection has 323 * the same size as this multimap, and {@code keys().count(k) == 324 * get(k).size()} for all {@code k}. 325 * 326 * <p>Changes to the returned multiset will update the underlying multimap, 327 * and vice versa. However, <i>adding</i> to the returned collection is not 328 * possible. 329 */ 330 Multiset<K> keys(); 331 332 /** 333 * Returns a view collection containing the <i>value</i> from each key-value 334 * pair contained in this multimap, without collapsing duplicates (so {@code 335 * values().size() == size()}). 336 * 337 * <p>Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, 338 * and vice versa. However, <i>adding</i> to the returned collection is not 339 * possible. 340 */ 341 Collection<V> values(); 342 343 /** 344 * Returns a view collection of all key-value pairs contained in this 345 * multimap, as {@link Map.Entry} instances. 346 * 347 * <p>Changes to the returned collection or the entries it contains will 348 * update the underlying multimap, and vice versa. However, <i>adding</i> to 349 * the returned collection is not possible. 350 */ 351 Collection<Map.Entry<K, V>> entries(); 352 353 /** 354 * Performs the given action for all key-value pairs contained in this multimap. If an ordering is 355 * specified by the {@code Multimap} implementation, actions will be performed in the order of 356 * iteration of {@link #entries()}. Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller. 357 * 358 * <p>To loop over all keys and their associated value collections, write 359 * {@code Multimaps.asMap(multimap).forEach((key, valueCollection) -> action())}. 360 * 361 * @since 21.0 362 */ 363 default void forEach(BiConsumer<? super K, ? super V> action) { 364 checkNotNull(action); 365 entries().forEach(entry -> action.accept(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue())); 366 } 367 368 /** 369 * Returns a view of this multimap as a {@code Map} from each distinct key 370 * to the nonempty collection of that key's associated values. Note that 371 * {@code this.asMap().get(k)} is equivalent to {@code this.get(k)} only when 372 * {@code k} is a key contained in the multimap; otherwise it returns {@code 373 * null} as opposed to an empty collection. 374 * 375 * <p>Changes to the returned map or the collections that serve as its values 376 * will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa. The map does not 377 * support {@code put} or {@code putAll}, nor do its entries support {@link 378 * Map.Entry#setValue setValue}. 379 */ 380 Map<K, Collection<V>> asMap(); 381 382 // Comparison and hashing 383 384 /** 385 * Compares the specified object with this multimap for equality. Two 386 * multimaps are equal when their map views, as returned by {@link #asMap}, 387 * are also equal. 388 * 389 * <p>In general, two multimaps with identical key-value mappings may or may 390 * not be equal, depending on the implementation. For example, two 391 * {@link SetMultimap} instances with the same key-value mappings are equal, 392 * but equality of two {@link ListMultimap} instances depends on the ordering 393 * of the values for each key. 394 * 395 * <p>A non-empty {@link SetMultimap} cannot be equal to a non-empty 396 * {@link ListMultimap}, since their {@link #asMap} views contain unequal 397 * collections as values. However, any two empty multimaps are equal, because 398 * they both have empty {@link #asMap} views. 399 */ 400 @Override 401 boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj); 402 403 /** 404 * Returns the hash code for this multimap. 405 * 406 * <p>The hash code of a multimap is defined as the hash code of the map view, 407 * as returned by {@link Multimap#asMap}. 408 * 409 * <p>In general, two multimaps with identical key-value mappings may or may 410 * not have the same hash codes, depending on the implementation. For 411 * example, two {@link SetMultimap} instances with the same key-value 412 * mappings will have the same {@code hashCode}, but the {@code hashCode} 413 * of {@link ListMultimap} instances depends on the ordering of the values 414 * for each key. 415 */ 416 @Override 417 int hashCode(); 418}