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package org.apache.commons.collections;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Defines a collection that counts the number of times an object appears in
 * the collection.
 * 

* Suppose you have a Bag that contains {a, a, b, c}. * Calling {@link #getCount(Object)} on a would return 2, while * calling {@link #uniqueSet()} would return {a, b, c}. *

* NOTE: This interface violates the {@link Collection} contract. * The behavior specified in many of these methods is not the same * as the behavior specified by Collection. * The noncompliant methods are clearly marked with "(Violation)". * Exercise caution when using a bag as a Collection. *

* This violation resulted from the original specification of this interface. * In an ideal world, the interface would be changed to fix the problems, however * it has been decided to maintain backwards compatibility instead. * * @since Commons Collections 2.0 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $ * * @author Chuck Burdick * @author Stephen Colebourne */ public interface Bag extends Collection { /** * Returns the number of occurrences (cardinality) of the given * object currently in the bag. If the object does not exist in the * bag, return 0. * * @param object the object to search for * @return the number of occurrences of the object, zero if not found */ int getCount(Object object); /** * (Violation) * Adds one copy the specified object to the Bag. *

* If the object is already in the {@link #uniqueSet()} then increment its * count as reported by {@link #getCount(Object)}. Otherwise add it to the * {@link #uniqueSet()} and report its count as 1. *

* Since this method always increases the size of the bag, * according to the {@link Collection#add(Object)} contract, it * should always return true. Since it sometimes returns * false, this method violates the contract. * * @param object the object to add * @return true if the object was not already in the uniqueSet */ boolean add(Object object); /** * Adds nCopies copies of the specified object to the Bag. *

* If the object is already in the {@link #uniqueSet()} then increment its * count as reported by {@link #getCount(Object)}. Otherwise add it to the * {@link #uniqueSet()} and report its count as nCopies. * * @param object the object to add * @param nCopies the number of copies to add * @return true if the object was not already in the uniqueSet */ boolean add(Object object, int nCopies); /** * (Violation) * Removes all occurrences of the given object from the bag. *

* This will also remove the object from the {@link #uniqueSet()}. *

* According to the {@link Collection#remove(Object)} method, * this method should only remove the first occurrence of the * given object, not all occurrences. * * @return true if this call changed the collection */ boolean remove(Object object); /** * Removes nCopies copies of the specified object from the Bag. *

* If the number of copies to remove is greater than the actual number of * copies in the Bag, no error is thrown. * * @param object the object to remove * @param nCopies the number of copies to remove * @return true if this call changed the collection */ boolean remove(Object object, int nCopies); /** * Returns a {@link Set} of unique elements in the Bag. *

* Uniqueness constraints are the same as those in {@link java.util.Set}. * * @return the Set of unique Bag elements */ Set uniqueSet(); /** * Returns the total number of items in the bag across all types. * * @return the total size of the Bag */ int size(); /** * (Violation) * Returns true if the bag contains all elements in * the given collection, respecting cardinality. That is, if the * given collection coll contains n copies * of a given object, calling {@link #getCount(Object)} on that object must * be >= n for all n in coll. *

* The {@link Collection#containsAll(Collection)} method specifies * that cardinality should not be respected; this method should * return true if the bag contains at least one of every object contained * in the given collection. * * @param coll the collection to check against * @return true if the Bag contains all the collection */ boolean containsAll(Collection coll); /** * (Violation) * Remove all elements represented in the given collection, * respecting cardinality. That is, if the given collection * coll contains n copies of a given object, * the bag will have n fewer copies, assuming the bag * had at least n copies to begin with. * *

The {@link Collection#removeAll(Collection)} method specifies * that cardinality should not be respected; this method should * remove all occurrences of every object contained in the * given collection. * * @param coll the collection to remove * @return true if this call changed the collection */ boolean removeAll(Collection coll); /** * (Violation) * Remove any members of the bag that are not in the given * collection, respecting cardinality. That is, if the given * collection coll contains n copies of a * given object and the bag has m > n copies, then * delete m - n copies from the bag. In addition, if * e is an object in the bag but * !coll.contains(e), then remove e and any * of its copies. * *

The {@link Collection#retainAll(Collection)} method specifies * that cardinality should not be respected; this method should * keep all occurrences of every object contained in the * given collection. * * @param coll the collection to retain * @return true if this call changed the collection */ boolean retainAll(Collection coll); /** * Returns an {@link Iterator} over the entire set of members, * including copies due to cardinality. This iterator is fail-fast * and will not tolerate concurrent modifications. * * @return iterator over all elements in the Bag */ Iterator iterator(); // The following is not part of the formal Bag interface, however where possible // Bag implementations should follow these comments. // /** // * Compares this Bag to another. // * This Bag equals another Bag if it contains the same number of occurrences of // * the same elements. // * This equals definition is compatible with the Set interface. // * // * @param obj the Bag to compare to // * @return true if equal // */ // boolean equals(Object obj); // // /** // * Gets a hash code for the Bag compatible with the definition of equals. // * The hash code is defined as the sum total of a hash code for each element. // * The per element hash code is defined as // * (e==null ? 0 : e.hashCode()) ^ noOccurances). // * This hash code definition is compatible with the Set interface. // * // * @return the hash code of the Bag // */ // int hashCode(); }





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