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/*
* Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package com.google.common.collect;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
/**
* A {@code Multimap} that cannot hold duplicate key-value pairs. Adding a
* key-value pair that's already in the multimap has no effect. See the {@link
* Multimap} documentation for information common to all multimaps.
*
* The {@link #get}, {@link #removeAll}, and {@link #replaceValues} methods
* each return a {@link Set} of values, while {@link #entries} returns a {@code
* Set} of map entries. Though the method signature doesn't say so explicitly,
* the map returned by {@link #asMap} has {@code Set} values.
*
*
If the values corresponding to a single key should be ordered according to
* a {@link java.util.Comparator} (or the natural order), see the
* {@link SortedSetMultimap} subinterface.
*
*
Since the value collections are sets, the behavior of a {@code SetMultimap}
* is not specified if key or value objects already present in the
* multimap change in a manner that affects {@code equals} comparisons.
* Use caution if mutable objects are used as keys or values in a
* {@code SetMultimap}.
*
*
See the Guava User Guide article on
* {@code Multimap}.
*
* @author Jared Levy
* @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
*/
@GwtCompatible
public interface SetMultimap extends Multimap {
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this
* method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection}
* specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
*/
@Override
Set get(@Nullable K key);
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this
* method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection}
* specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
*/
@Override
Set removeAll(@Nullable Object key);
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this
* method returns a {@link Set}, 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
Set replaceValues(K key, Iterable values);
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* Because a {@code SetMultimap} has unique values for a given key, this
* method returns a {@link Set}, instead of the {@link java.util.Collection}
* specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
*/
@Override
Set> entries();
/**
* {@inheritDoc}
*
* Note: The returned map's values are guaranteed to be of type
* {@link Set}. To obtain this map with the more specific generic type
* {@code Map>}, call {@link Multimaps#asMap(SetMultimap)} instead.
*/
@Override
Map> asMap();
/**
* Compares the specified object to this multimap for equality.
*
* Two {@code SetMultimap} instances are equal if, for each key, they
* contain the same values. Equality does not depend on the ordering of keys
* or values.
*
*
An empty {@code SetMultimap} is equal to any other empty {@code
* Multimap}, including an empty {@code ListMultimap}.
*/
@Override
boolean equals(@Nullable Object obj);
}