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package com.google.common.collect;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * A {@code Multimap} that cannot hold duplicate key-value pairs. Adding a
 * key-value pair that's already in the multimap has no effect. See the {@link
 * Multimap} documentation for information common to all multimaps.
 *
 * 

The {@link #get}, {@link #removeAll}, and {@link #replaceValues} methods * each return a {@link Set} of values, while {@link #entries} returns a {@code * Set} of map entries. Though the method signature doesn't say so explicitly, * the map returned by {@link #asMap} has {@code Set} values. * *

If the values corresponding to a single key should be ordered according to * a {@link java.util.Comparator} (or the natural order), see the * {@link SortedSetMultimap} subinterface. * *

Since the value collections are sets, the behavior of a {@code SetMultimap} * is not specified if key or value objects already present in the * multimap change in a manner that affects {@code equals} comparisons. * Use caution if mutable objects are used as keys or values in a * {@code SetMultimap}. * *

See the Guava User Guide article on * {@code Multimap}. * * @author Jared Levy * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library) */ @GwtCompatible public interface SetMultimap extends Multimap { /** * {@inheritDoc} * *

Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this * method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} * specified in the {@link Multimap} interface. */ @Override Set get(@Nullable K key); /** * {@inheritDoc} * *

Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this * method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} * specified in the {@link Multimap} interface. */ @Override Set removeAll(@Nullable Object key); /** * {@inheritDoc} * *

Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this * method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} * specified in the {@link Multimap} interface. * *

Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once. */ @Override Set replaceValues(K key, Iterable values); /** * {@inheritDoc} * *

Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this * method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection} * specified in the {@link Multimap} interface. */ @Override Set> entries(); /** * {@inheritDoc} * *

Note: The returned map's values are guaranteed to be of type * {@link Set}. To obtain this map with the more specific generic type * {@code Map>}, call {@link Multimaps#asMap(SetMultimap)} instead. */ @Override Map> asMap(); /** * Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality. * *

Two {@code SetMultimap} instances are equal if, for each key, they * contain the same values. Equality does not depend on the ordering of keys * or values. * *

An empty {@code SetMultimap} is equal to any other empty {@code * Multimap}, including an empty {@code ListMultimap}. */ @Override boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj); }





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