Package org.apache.commons.collections

Interface IterableMap

All Superinterfaces:
Map
All Known Subinterfaces:
BidiMap, OrderedBidiMap, OrderedMap, SortedBidiMap
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractBidiMapDecorator, AbstractDualBidiMap, AbstractHashedMap, AbstractLinkedMap, AbstractOrderedBidiMapDecorator, AbstractOrderedMapDecorator, AbstractReferenceMap, AbstractSortedBidiMapDecorator, CaseInsensitiveMap, DualHashBidiMap, DualTreeBidiMap, Flat3Map, HashedMap, IdentityMap, LinkedMap, ListOrderedMap, LRUMap, MultiKeyMap, ReferenceIdentityMap, ReferenceMap, SingletonMap, TreeBidiMap, UnmodifiableBidiMap, UnmodifiableMap, UnmodifiableOrderedBidiMap, UnmodifiableOrderedMap, UnmodifiableSortedBidiMap
public interface IterableMap extends 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 cast to Map Entry objects. 

 IterableMap map = new HashedMap();
 MapIterator it = map.mapIterator();
 while (it.hasNext()) {
   Object key = it.next();
   Object value = it.getValue();
   it.setValue("newValue");
 }
Since:
Commons Collections 3.0
Version:
$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
Author:
Stephen Colebourne

  • Method Details

    • mapIterator

      MapIterator mapIterator()
      Obtains a MapIterator over the map.

      A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps. There is no need to access the entry set or cast to Map Entry objects. 

       IterableMap map = new HashedMap();
 MapIterator it = map.mapIterator();
 while (it.hasNext()) {
   Object key = it.next();
   Object value = it.getValue();
   it.setValue("newValue");
 }
      Returns:
      a map iterator