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017package org.apache.commons.collections4;
018
019import java.util.Map;
020
021/**
022 * Defines a map that can be iterated directly without needing to create an entry set.
023 * <p>
024 * A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps.
025 * There is no need to access the entry set or use Map Entry objects.
026 * </p>
027 * <pre>
028 * IterableMap&lt;String,Integer&gt; map = new HashedMap&lt;String,Integer&gt;();
029 * MapIterator&lt;String,Integer&gt; it = map.mapIterator();
030 * while (it.hasNext()) {
031 *   String key = it.next();
032 *   Integer value = it.getValue();
033 *   it.setValue(value + 1);
034 * }
035 * </pre>
036 *
037 * @param <K> the type of the keys in this map
038 * @param <V> the type of the values in this map
039 *
040 * @since 3.0
041 */
042public interface IterableMap<K, V> extends Map<K, V>, Put<K, V>, IterableGet<K, V> {
043    // empty
044}