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package com.alee.utils.map;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Defines a map that can be iterated directly without needing to create an entry set.
 * 
 * A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps.
 * There is no need to access the entry set or cast to Map Entry objects.
 *
 * @param  the type of keys maintained by this map
 * @param  the type of mapped values
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 */
public interface IterableMap extends Map
{
    /**
     * Obtains a {@code MapIterator} over the map.
     * 
     * A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps.
     * There is no need to access the entry set or cast to Map Entry objects.
     *
     * @return a map iterator
     */
    public MapIterator mapIterator ();
}