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package com.phloc.commons.collections.multimap;
import java.util.List;
import javax.annotation.Nonnegative;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import com.phloc.commons.state.EChange;
/**
* Interface for a multi map that uses a {@link List} for the storage.
*
* @author Philip Helger
* @param
* Key type
* @param
* Value type
*/
public interface IMultiMapListBased extends IMultiMap >
{
/**
* Add a single value into the container identified by the passed key at the
* specified index.
*
* @param aKey
* The key to use. May not be null.
* @param aValue
* The value to be added. May be null.
* @param nIndex
* The index to add the element to the list. Must be ≥ 0.
* @return {@link EChange}
*/
@Nonnull
EChange putSingle (@Nonnull KEYTYPE aKey, @Nullable VALUETYPE aValue, @Nonnegative int nIndex);
}