Interface ListMultimap<K extends @Nullable java.lang.Object,​V extends @Nullable java.lang.Object>

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.util.Map<K,​java.util.Collection<V>> asMap()
      Returns a view of this multimap as a Map from each distinct key to the nonempty collection of that key's associated values.
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
      Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.
      java.util.List<V> get​(K key)
      Returns a view collection of the values associated with key in this multimap, if any.
      java.util.List<V> removeAll​(java.lang.Object key)
      Removes all values associated with the key key.
      java.util.List<V> replaceValues​(K key, java.lang.Iterable<? extends V> values)
      Stores a collection of values with the same key, replacing any existing values for that key.
    • Method Detail

      • get

        java.util.List<Vget​(K key)
        Returns a view collection of the values associated with key in this multimap, if any. Note that when containsKey(key) is false, this returns an empty collection, not null.

        Changes to the returned collection will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa.

        Because the values for a given key may have duplicates and follow the insertion ordering, this method returns a List, instead of the Collection specified in the Multimap interface.

        Specified by:
        get in interface Multimap<K extends @Nullable java.lang.Object,​V extends @Nullable java.lang.Object>
      • removeAll

        @CanIgnoreReturnValue
        java.util.List<VremoveAll​(@CheckForNull
                                    java.lang.Object key)
        Removes all values associated with the key key.

        Once this method returns, key will not be mapped to any values, so it will not appear in Multimap.keySet(), Multimap.asMap(), or any other views.

        Because the values for a given key may have duplicates and follow the insertion ordering, this method returns a List, instead of the Collection specified in the Multimap interface.

        Specified by:
        removeAll in interface Multimap<K extends @Nullable java.lang.Object,​V extends @Nullable java.lang.Object>
        Returns:
        the values that were removed (possibly empty). The returned collection may be modifiable, but updating it will have no effect on the multimap.
      • replaceValues

        @CanIgnoreReturnValue
        java.util.List<VreplaceValues​(K key,
                                        java.lang.Iterable<? extends V> values)
        Stores a collection of values with the same key, replacing any existing values for that key.

        If values is empty, this is equivalent to removeAll(key).

        Because the values for a given key may have duplicates and follow the insertion ordering, this method returns a List, instead of the Collection specified in the Multimap interface.

        Specified by:
        replaceValues in interface Multimap<K extends @Nullable java.lang.Object,​V extends @Nullable java.lang.Object>
        Returns:
        the collection of replaced values, or an empty collection if no values were previously associated with the key. The collection may be modifiable, but updating it will have no effect on the multimap.
      • asMap

        java.util.Map<K,​java.util.Collection<V>> asMap()
        Returns a view of this multimap as a Map from each distinct key to the nonempty collection of that key's associated values. Note that this.asMap().get(k) is equivalent to this.get(k) only when k is a key contained in the multimap; otherwise it returns null as opposed to an empty collection.

        Changes to the returned map or the collections that serve as its values will update the underlying multimap, and vice versa. The map does not support put or putAll, nor do its entries support setValue.

        Note: The returned map's values are guaranteed to be of type List. To obtain this map with the more specific generic type Map<K, List<V>>, call Multimaps.asMap(ListMultimap) instead.

        Specified by:
        asMap in interface Multimap<K extends @Nullable java.lang.Object,​V extends @Nullable java.lang.Object>
      • equals

        boolean equals​(@CheckForNull
                       java.lang.Object obj)
        Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.

        Two ListMultimap instances are equal if, for each key, they contain the same values in the same order. If the value orderings disagree, the multimaps will not be considered equal.

        An empty ListMultimap is equal to any other empty Multimap, including an empty SetMultimap.

        Specified by:
        equals in interface Multimap<K extends @Nullable java.lang.Object,​V extends @Nullable java.lang.Object>
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object