Class Flat3Map

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable, Map, IterableMap

    public class Flat3Map
    extends Object
    implements IterableMap, Serializable, Cloneable
    A Map implementation that stores data in simple fields until the size is greater than 3.

    This map is designed for performance and can outstrip HashMap. It also has good garbage collection characteristics.

    • Optimised for operation at size 3 or less.
    • Still works well once size 3 exceeded.
    • Gets at size 3 or less are about 0-10% faster than HashMap,
    • Puts at size 3 or less are over 4 times faster than HashMap.
    • Performance 5% slower than HashMap once size 3 exceeded once.
    The design uses two distinct modes of operation - flat and delegate. While the map is size 3 or less, operations map straight onto fields using switch statements. Once size 4 is reached, the map switches to delegate mode and only switches back when cleared. In delegate mode, all operations are forwarded straight to a HashMap resulting in the 5% performance loss.

    The performance gains on puts are due to not needing to create a Map Entry object. This is a large saving not only in performance but in garbage collection.

    Whilst in flat mode this map is also easy for the garbage collector to dispatch. This is because it contains no complex objects or arrays which slow the progress.

    Do not use Flat3Map if the size is likely to grow beyond 3.

    Note that Flat3Map is not synchronized and is not thread-safe. If you wish to use this map from multiple threads concurrently, you must use appropriate synchronization. The simplest approach is to wrap this map using Collections.synchronizedMap(Map). This class may throw exceptions when accessed by concurrent threads without synchronization.

    Since:
    Commons Collections 3.0
    Version:
    $Revision: 1713293 $ $Date: 2015-11-08 22:04:34 +0100 (Sun, 08 Nov 2015) $
    Author:
    Stephen Colebourne
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Detail

      • Flat3Map

        public Flat3Map()
        Constructor.
      • Flat3Map

        public Flat3Map​(Map map)
        Constructor copying elements from another map.
        Parameters:
        map - the map to copy
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if the map is null
    • Method Detail

      • get

        public Object get​(Object key)
        Gets the value mapped to the key specified.
        Specified by:
        get in interface Map
        Parameters:
        key - the key
        Returns:
        the mapped value, null if no match
      • size

        public int size()
        Gets the size of the map.
        Specified by:
        size in interface Map
        Returns:
        the size
      • isEmpty

        public boolean isEmpty()
        Checks whether the map is currently empty.
        Specified by:
        isEmpty in interface Map
        Returns:
        true if the map is currently size zero
      • containsKey

        public boolean containsKey​(Object key)
        Checks whether the map contains the specified key.
        Specified by:
        containsKey in interface Map
        Parameters:
        key - the key to search for
        Returns:
        true if the map contains the key
      • containsValue

        public boolean containsValue​(Object value)
        Checks whether the map contains the specified value.
        Specified by:
        containsValue in interface Map
        Parameters:
        value - the value to search for
        Returns:
        true if the map contains the key
      • put

        public Object put​(Object key,
                          Object value)
        Puts a key-value mapping into this map.
        Specified by:
        put in interface Map
        Parameters:
        key - the key to add
        value - the value to add
        Returns:
        the value previously mapped to this key, null if none
      • putAll

        public void putAll​(Map map)
        Puts all the values from the specified map into this map.
        Specified by:
        putAll in interface Map
        Parameters:
        map - the map to add
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if the map is null
      • createDelegateMap

        protected AbstractHashedMap createDelegateMap()
        Create an instance of the map used for storage when in delegation mode.

        This can be overridden by subclasses to provide a different map implementation. Not every AbstractHashedMap is suitable, identity and reference based maps would be poor choices.

        Returns:
        a new AbstractHashedMap or subclass
        Since:
        Commons Collections 3.1
      • remove

        public Object remove​(Object key)
        Removes the specified mapping from this map.
        Specified by:
        remove in interface Map
        Parameters:
        key - the mapping to remove
        Returns:
        the value mapped to the removed key, null if key not in map
      • clear

        public void clear()
        Clears the map, resetting the size to zero and nullifying references to avoid garbage collection issues.
        Specified by:
        clear in interface Map
      • mapIterator

        public MapIterator mapIterator()
        Gets an iterator over the map. Changes made to the iterator affect this map.

        A MapIterator returns the keys in the map. It also provides convenient methods to get the key and value, and set the value. It avoids the need to create an entrySet/keySet/values object. It also avoids creating the Map Entry object.

        Specified by:
        mapIterator in interface IterableMap
        Returns:
        the map iterator
      • entrySet

        public Set entrySet()
        Gets the entrySet view of the map. Changes made to the view affect this map. The Map Entry is not an independent object and changes as the iterator progresses. To simply iterate through the entries, use mapIterator().
        Specified by:
        entrySet in interface Map
        Returns:
        the entrySet view
      • keySet

        public Set keySet()
        Gets the keySet view of the map. Changes made to the view affect this map. To simply iterate through the keys, use mapIterator().
        Specified by:
        keySet in interface Map
        Returns:
        the keySet view
      • values

        public Collection values()
        Gets the values view of the map. Changes made to the view affect this map. To simply iterate through the values, use mapIterator().
        Specified by:
        values in interface Map
        Returns:
        the values view
      • clone

        public Object clone()
        Clones the map without cloning the keys or values.
        Overrides:
        clone in class Object
        Returns:
        a shallow clone
        Since:
        Commons Collections 3.1
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object obj)
        Compares this map with another.
        Specified by:
        equals in interface Map
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        obj - the object to compare to
        Returns:
        true if equal
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Gets the standard Map hashCode.
        Specified by:
        hashCode in interface Map
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class Object
        Returns:
        the hash code defined in the Map interface
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Gets the map as a String.
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string version of the map