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package com.google.common.collect;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

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

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * A {@code SetMultimap} whose set of values for a given key are kept sorted;
 * that is, they comprise a {@link 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 {@link Multimap} documentation for information common to all
 * multimaps.
 *
 * 

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

See the Guava User Guide article on * {@code Multimap}. * * @author Jared Levy * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library) */ @GwtCompatible public interface SortedSetMultimap extends SetMultimap { // Following Javadoc copied from Multimap. /** * Returns a collection view of all values associated with a key. If no * mappings in the multimap have the provided key, an empty collection is * returned. * *

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

Because a {@code SortedSetMultimap} has unique sorted values for a given * key, this method returns a {@link SortedSet}, instead of the * {@link java.util.Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap} interface. */ @Override SortedSet get(@Nullable K key); /** * Removes all values associated with a given key. * *

Because a {@code SortedSetMultimap} has unique sorted values for a given * key, this method returns a {@link SortedSet}, instead of the * {@link java.util.Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap} interface. */ @Override SortedSet removeAll(@Nullable Object key); /** * Stores a collection of values with the same key, replacing any existing * values for that key. * *

Because a {@code SortedSetMultimap} has unique sorted values for a given * key, this method returns a {@link SortedSet}, 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 SortedSet replaceValues(K key, Iterable values); /** * Returns a map view that associates each key with the corresponding values * in the multimap. Changes to the returned map, such as element removal, will * update the underlying multimap. The map does not support {@code setValue()} * on its entries, {@code put}, or {@code putAll}. * *

When passed a key that is present in the map, {@code * asMap().get(Object)} has the same behavior as {@link #get}, returning a * live collection. When passed a key that is not present, however, {@code * asMap().get(Object)} returns {@code null} instead of an empty collection. * *

Note: The returned map's values are guaranteed to be of type * {@link SortedSet}. To obtain this map with the more specific generic type * {@code Map>}, call * {@link Multimaps#asMap(SortedSetMultimap)} instead. */ @Override Map> asMap(); /** * Returns the comparator that orders the multimap values, with {@code null} * indicating that natural ordering is used. */ Comparator valueComparator(); }





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