org.apache.commons.collections.bidimap
Class AbstractBidiMapDecorator

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.apache.commons.collections.map.AbstractMapDecorator
      extended by org.apache.commons.collections.bidimap.AbstractBidiMapDecorator
All Implemented Interfaces:
java.util.Map, BidiMap, IterableMap
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractOrderedBidiMapDecorator, UnmodifiableBidiMap

public abstract class AbstractBidiMapDecorator
extends AbstractMapDecorator
implements BidiMap

Provides a base decorator that enables additional functionality to be added to a BidiMap via decoration.

Methods are forwarded directly to the decorated map.

This implementation does not perform any special processing with the map views. Instead it simply returns the set/collection from the wrapped map. This may be undesirable, for example if you are trying to write a validating implementation it would provide a loophole around the validation. But, you might want that loophole, so this class is kept simple.

Since:
Commons Collections 3.0
Version:
$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
Author:
Stephen Colebourne

Nested Class Summary
 
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map
java.util.Map.Entry
 
Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.map.AbstractMapDecorator
map
 
Constructor Summary
protected AbstractBidiMapDecorator(BidiMap map)
          Constructor that wraps (not copies).
 
Method Summary
protected  BidiMap getBidiMap()
          Gets the map being decorated.
 java.lang.Object getKey(java.lang.Object value)
          Gets the key that is currently mapped to the specified value.
 BidiMap inverseBidiMap()
          Gets a view of this map where the keys and values are reversed.
 MapIterator mapIterator()
          Obtains a MapIterator over the map.
 java.lang.Object removeValue(java.lang.Object value)
          Removes the key-value pair that is currently mapped to the specified value (optional operation).
 
Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.map.AbstractMapDecorator
clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, getMap, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, toString, values
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.collections.BidiMap
put
 
Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map
clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, putAll, remove, size, values
 

Constructor Detail

AbstractBidiMapDecorator

protected AbstractBidiMapDecorator(BidiMap map)
Constructor that wraps (not copies).

Parameters:
map - the map to decorate, must not be null
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the collection is null
Method Detail

getBidiMap

protected BidiMap getBidiMap()
Gets the map being decorated.

Returns:
the decorated map

mapIterator

public MapIterator mapIterator()
Description copied from interface: BidiMap
Obtains a MapIterator over the map.

A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps. It does not require that the map is stored using Map Entry objects which can increase performance.

 BidiMap map = new DualHashBidiMap();
 MapIterator it = map.mapIterator();
 while (it.hasNext()) {
   Object key = it.next();
   Object value = it.getValue();
   it.setValue("newValue");
 }
 

Specified by:
mapIterator in interface BidiMap
Specified by:
mapIterator in interface IterableMap
Returns:
a map iterator

getKey

public java.lang.Object getKey(java.lang.Object value)
Description copied from interface: BidiMap
Gets the key that is currently mapped to the specified value.

If the value is not contained in the map, null is returned.

Implementations should seek to make this method perform equally as well as get(Object).

Specified by:
getKey in interface BidiMap
Parameters:
value - the value to find the key for
Returns:
the mapped key, or null if not found

removeValue

public java.lang.Object removeValue(java.lang.Object value)
Description copied from interface: BidiMap
Removes the key-value pair that is currently mapped to the specified value (optional operation).

If the value is not contained in the map, null is returned.

Implementations should seek to make this method perform equally as well as remove(Object).

Specified by:
removeValue in interface BidiMap
Parameters:
value - the value to find the key-value pair for
Returns:
the key that was removed, null if nothing removed

inverseBidiMap

public BidiMap inverseBidiMap()
Description copied from interface: BidiMap
Gets a view of this map where the keys and values are reversed.

Changes to one map will be visible in the other and vice versa. This enables both directions of the map to be accessed as a Map.

Implementations should seek to avoid creating a new object every time this method is called. See AbstractMap.values() etc. Calling this method on the inverse map should return the original.

Specified by:
inverseBidiMap in interface BidiMap
Returns:
an inverted bidirectional map


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