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17 package org.apache.commons.collections4;
18
19 import java.util.Map;
20 /**
21 * The "read" subset of the {@link Map} interface.
22 *
23 * @param <K> The type of the keys in this map
24 * @param <V> The type of the values in this map
25 * @since 4.0
26 * @see Put
27 */
28 public interface IterableGet<K, V> extends Get<K, V> {
29
30 /**
31 * Obtains a {@code MapIterator} over the map.
32 * <p>
33 * A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps.
34 * There is no need to access the entry set or use Map Entry objects.
35 * </p>
36 * <pre>
37 * IterableMap<String,Integer> map = new HashedMap<String,Integer>();
38 * MapIterator<String,Integer> it = map.mapIterator();
39 * while (it.hasNext()) {
40 * String key = it.next();
41 * Integer value = it.getValue();
42 * it.setValue(value + 1);
43 * }
44 * </pre>
45 *
46 * @return A map iterator.
47 */
48 MapIterator<K, V> mapIterator();
49
50 }