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17  package org.apache.commons.collections4;
18  
19  import java.util.Map;
20  
21  /**
22   * Defines a map that can be iterated directly without needing to create an entry set.
23   * <p>
24   * A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps.
25   * There is no need to access the entry set or use Map Entry objects.
26   * </p>
27   * <pre>
28   * IterableMap&lt;String,Integer&gt; map = new HashedMap&lt;String,Integer&gt;();
29   * MapIterator&lt;String,Integer&gt; it = map.mapIterator();
30   * while (it.hasNext()) {
31   *   String key = it.next();
32   *   Integer value = it.getValue();
33   *   it.setValue(value + 1);
34   * }
35   * </pre>
36   *
37   * @param <K> the type of the keys in this map
38   * @param <V> the type of the values in this map
39   *
40   * @since 3.0
41   */
42  public interface IterableMap<K, V> extends Map<K, V>, Put<K, V>, IterableGet<K, V> {
43      // empty
44  }