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17 package org.apache.commons.collections;
18
19 import java.util.Comparator;
20 import java.util.SortedMap;
21
22 /**
23 * Defines a map that allows bidirectional lookup between key and values
24 * and retains both keys and values in sorted order.
25 * <p>
26 * Implementations should allow a value to be looked up from a key and
27 * a key to be looked up from a value with equal performance.
28 *
29 * @param <K> the type of the keys in the map
30 * @param <V> the type of the values in the map
31 * @since 3.0
32 * @version $Id: SortedBidiMap.java 1361710 2012-07-15 15:00:21Z tn $
33 */
34 public interface SortedBidiMap<K, V> extends OrderedBidiMap<K, V>, SortedMap<K, V> {
35
36 /**
37 * Gets a view of this map where the keys and values are reversed.
38 * <p>
39 * Changes to one map will be visible in the other and vice versa.
40 * This enables both directions of the map to be accessed equally.
41 * <p>
42 * Implementations should seek to avoid creating a new object every time this
43 * method is called. See <code>AbstractMap.values()</code> etc. Calling this
44 * method on the inverse map should return the original.
45 * <p>
46 * Implementations must return a <code>SortedBidiMap</code> instance,
47 * usually by forwarding to <code>inverseSortedBidiMap()</code>.
48 *
49 * @return an inverted bidirectional map
50 */
51 public SortedBidiMap<V, K> inverseBidiMap();
52
53 /**
54 * Get the comparator used for the values in the value-to-key map aspect.
55 * @return Comparator<? super V>
56 */
57 public Comparator<? super V> valueComparator();
58 }