com.google.common.collect.SortedIterable Maven / Gradle / Ivy
/*
* Copyright (C) 2011 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
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the
* License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either
* express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package com.google.common.collect;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* An {@code Iterable} whose elements are sorted relative to a {@code Comparator}, typically
* provided at creation time.
*
* @author Louis Wasserman
*/
@GwtCompatible
interface SortedIterable extends Iterable {
/**
* Returns the {@code Comparator} by which the elements of this iterable are ordered, or {@code
* Ordering.natural()} if the elements are ordered by their natural ordering.
*/
Comparator comparator();
/**
* Returns an iterator over elements of type {@code T}. The elements are returned in
* nondecreasing order according to the associated {@link #comparator}.
*/
@Override
Iterator iterator();
}