Method Detail

• orderedMapIterator

  OrderedMapIterator orderedMapIterator()

  Obtains an OrderedMapIterator over the map.

  A ordered map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps in both directions.

   BidiMap map = new TreeBidiMap();
   MapIterator it = map.mapIterator();
   while (it.hasNext()) {
     Object key = it.next();
     Object value = it.getValue();
     it.setValue("newValue");
     Object previousKey = it.previous();
   }
   

  Returns:

  a map iterator

• firstKey

  Object firstKey()

  Gets the first key currently in this map.

  Returns:

  the first key currently in this map

  Throws:

  NoSuchElementException - if this map is empty

• lastKey

  Object lastKey()

  Gets the last key currently in this map.

  Returns:

  the last key currently in this map

  Throws:

  NoSuchElementException - if this map is empty

• nextKey

  Object nextKey(Object key)

  Gets the next key after the one specified.

  Parameters:

  key - the key to search for next from

  Returns:

  the next key, null if no match or at end

• previousKey

  Object previousKey(Object key)

  Gets the previous key before the one specified.

  Parameters:

  key - the key to search for previous from

  Returns:

  the previous key, null if no match or at start