@GwtCompatible public interface SortedSetMultimap<K,V> extends SetMultimap<K,V>
SetMultimap
whose set of values for a given key are kept sorted; that is, they comprise
a SortedSet
. It cannot hold duplicate key-value pairs; adding a key-value pair that's
already in the multimap has no effect. This interface does not specify the ordering of the
multimap's keys. See the Multimap
documentation for information common to all multimaps.
The get(K)
, removeAll(java.lang.Object)
, and replaceValues(K, java.lang.Iterable<? extends V>)
methods each return a SortedSet
of values, while Multimap.entries()
returns a Set
of map entries.
Though the method signature doesn't say so explicitly, the map returned by asMap()
has
SortedSet
values.
See the Guava User Guide article on Multimap
.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
Map<K,Collection<V>> |
asMap()
Returns a map view that associates each key with the corresponding values in the multimap.
|
SortedSet<V> |
get(K key)
Returns a collection view of all values associated with a key.
|
SortedSet<V> |
removeAll(@Nullable Object key)
Removes all values associated with a given key.
|
SortedSet<V> |
replaceValues(K key,
Iterable<? extends V> values)
Stores a collection of values with the same key, replacing any existing values for that key.
|
Comparator<? super V> |
valueComparator()
Returns the comparator that orders the multimap values, with
null indicating that
natural ordering is used. |
entries, equals
SortedSet<V> get(K key)
Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa.
Because a SortedSetMultimap
has unique sorted values for a given key, this method
returns a SortedSet
, instead of the Collection
specified in the
Multimap
interface.
@CanIgnoreReturnValue SortedSet<V> removeAll(@Nullable Object key)
Because a SortedSetMultimap
has unique sorted values for a given key, this method
returns a SortedSet
, instead of the Collection
specified in the
Multimap
interface.
@CanIgnoreReturnValue SortedSet<V> replaceValues(K key, Iterable<? extends V> values)
Because a SortedSetMultimap
has unique sorted values for a given key, this method
returns a SortedSet
, instead of the Collection
specified in the
Multimap
interface.
Any duplicates in values
will be stored in the multimap once.
replaceValues
in interface Multimap<K,V>
replaceValues
in interface SetMultimap<K,V>
Map<K,Collection<V>> asMap()
setValue()
on its entries, put
, or putAll
.
When passed a key that is present in the map, asMap().get(Object)
has the same
behavior as get(K)
, returning a live collection. When passed a key that is not present,
however, asMap().get(Object)
returns null
instead of an empty collection.
Note: The returned map's values are guaranteed to be of type SortedSet
. To
obtain this map with the more specific generic type Map<K, SortedSet<V>>
, call Multimaps.asMap(SortedSetMultimap)
instead.
Comparator<? super V> valueComparator()
null
indicating that
natural ordering is used.Copyright © 2010–2018. All rights reserved.