org.alfresco.util

Interface OneToManyBiMap

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Map, OneToManyMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

OneToManyHashBiMap

public interface OneToManyBiMap
extends OneToManyMap

An extension of org.alfresco.util.OneToManyMap that stores the inverse mapping from a value to its key.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	getKey(java.lang.Object value) Returns the key, if any, for the specified value.
java.lang.Object	removeValue(java.lang.Object value) Removes the specified value from the OneToManyBiMap.

Methods inherited from interface org.alfresco.util.OneToManyMap

containsSingleValue, entries, flatValues, putAllSingleValues, putSingleValue

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Method Detail

getKey

java.lang.Object getKey(java.lang.Object value)

Returns the key, if any, for the specified value. If the specified value does not exist within the map then this method returns null.

Parameters:

value -

Returns:

The key to the specified value or null.

removeValue

java.lang.Object removeValue(java.lang.Object value)

Removes the specified value from the OneToManyBiMap. If this was the only value associated with the key to this value, then the key is also removed.

Parameters:

value - The value to be removed.

Returns:

The key that is associated with the value to be removed.