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package com.hazelcast.core;
/**
* Base interface for Hazelcast distributed maps.
*
* @param Key
* @param Value
* @see IMap
* @see TransactionalMap
*/
public interface BaseMap extends DistributedObject {
/**
* Returns {@code true} if this map contains an entry for the specified
* key.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @return {@code true} if this map contains an entry for the specified key.
*/
boolean containsKey(Object key);
/**
* Returns the value for the specified key, or {@code null} if this map does not contain this key.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @return The value for the specified key.
*/
V get(Object key);
/**
* Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map.
* If the map previously contained a mapping for
* the key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @param value The value to associate with the key.
* @return Previous value associated with {@code key} or {@code null}
* if there was no mapping for {@code key}.
*/
V put(K key, V value);
/**
* Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map.
* If the map previously contained a mapping for
* the key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.
*
* This method is preferred to {@link #put(Object, Object)}
* if the old value is not needed.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @param value The value to associate with the key.
*/
void set(K key, V value);
/**
* If the specified key is not already associated
* with a value, associate it with the given value.
* This is equivalent to
*
* if (!map.containsKey(key))
* return map.put(key, value);
* else
* return map.get(key);
* except that the action is performed atomically.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @param value The value to associate with the key when there is no previous value.
* @return The previous value associated with {@code key}, or {@code null}
* if there was no mapping for {@code key}.
*/
V putIfAbsent(K key, V value);
/**
* Replaces the entry for a key only if it is currently mapped to some value.
* This is equivalent to
*
* if (map.containsKey(key)) {
* return map.put(key, value);
* } else return null;
* except that the action is performed atomically.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @param value The value to replace the previous value.
* @return The previous value associated with {@code key}, or {@code null}
* if there was no mapping for {@code key}.
*/
V replace(K key, V value);
/**
* Replaces the entry for a key only if currently mapped to a given value.
* This is equivalent to
*
* if (map.containsKey(key) && map.get(key).equals(oldValue)) {
* map.put(key, newValue);
* return true;
* } else return false;
* except that the action is performed atomically.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @param oldValue Replace the key value if it is the old value.
* @param newValue The new value to replace the old value.
* @return {@code true} if the value was replaced.
*/
boolean replace(K key, V oldValue, V newValue);
/**
* Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present.
* The map will not contain a mapping for the specified key once the
* call returns.
*
* @param key Remove the mapping for this key.
* @return The previous value associated with {@code key}, or {@code null}
* if there was no mapping for {@code key}.
*/
V remove(Object key);
/**
* Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present.
*
The map will not contain a mapping for the specified key once the
* call returns.
*
* * This method is preferred to {@link #remove(Object)}
* if the old value is not needed.
*
* @param key Remove the mapping for this key.
*/
void delete(Object key);
/**
* Removes the entry for a key only if currently mapped to a given value.
* This is equivalent to
*
* if (map.containsKey(key) && map.get(key).equals(value)) {
* map.remove(key);
* return true;
* } else return false;
* except that the action is performed atomically.
*
* @param key The specified key.
* @param value Remove the key if it has this value.
* @return {@code true} if the value was removed.
*/
boolean remove(Object key, Object value);
/**
* Returns true if this map contains no entries.
*
* @return true if this map contains no entries.
*/
boolean isEmpty();
/**
* Returns the number of entries in this map.
*
* @return the number of entries in this map.
*/
int size();
}