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package org.apache.commons.collections4;
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 use Map Entry objects.
*
* IterableMap<String,Integer> map = new HashedMap<String,Integer>();
* MapIterator<String,Integer> it = map.mapIterator();
* while (it.hasNext()) {
* String key = it.next();
* Integer value = it.getValue();
* it.setValue(value + 1);
* }
*
*
* @param the type of the keys in this map
* @param the type of the values in this map
*
* @since 3.0
*/
public interface IterableMap extends Map, Put, IterableGet {
// empty
}