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package javax.ws.rs.core;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* A map of key-values pairs. Each key can have zero or more values.
*
* @param the type of keys maintained by this map
* @param the type of mapped values
* @author Paul Sandoz
* @author Marc Hadley
* @author Marek Potociar
* @since 1.0
*/
public interface MultivaluedMap extends Map> {
/**
* Set the key's value to be a one item list consisting of the supplied value.
* Any existing values will be replaced.
*
* @param key the key
* @param value the single value of the key
*/
void putSingle(K key, V value);
/**
* Add a value to the current list of values for the supplied key.
*
* @param key the key
* @param value the value to be added.
*/
void add(K key, V value);
/**
* A shortcut to get the first value of the supplied key.
*
* @param key the key
* @return the first value for the specified key or null if the key is
* not in the map.
*/
V getFirst(K key);
/**
* Add multiple values to the current list of values for the supplied key. If
* the supplied array of new values is empty, method returns immediately.
* Method throws a {@code NullPointerException} if the supplied array of values
* is {@code null}.
*
* @param key the key.
* @param newValues the values to be added.
* @throws NullPointerException if the supplied array of new values is {@code null}.
* @since 2.0
*/
void addAll(K key, V... newValues);
/**
* Add all the values from the supplied value list to the current list of
* values for the supplied key. If the supplied value list is empty, method
* returns immediately. Method throws a {@code NullPointerException} if the
* supplied array of values is {@code null}.
*
* @param key the key.
* @param valueList the list of values to be added.
* @throws NullPointerException if the supplied value list is {@code null}.
* @since 2.0
*/
void addAll(K key, List valueList);
/**
* Add a value to the first position in the current list of values for the
* supplied key.
*
* @param key the key
* @param value the value to be added.
* @since 2.0
*/
void addFirst(K key, V value);
/**
* Compare the specified map with this map for equality modulo the order
* of values for each key. Specifically, the values associated with
* each key are org.testifyproject.testifyprojectpared as if they were ordered lists.
*
* @param otherMap map to be org.testifyproject.testifyprojectpared to this one.
* @return true if the maps are equal modulo value ordering.
* @since 2.0
*/
boolean equalsIgnoreValueOrder(MultivaluedMap otherMap);
}