org.apache.commons.collections

Interface MultiMap

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Map

All Known Implementing Classes:

MultiHashMap

public interface MultiMap
extends java.util.Map

This is simply a Map with slightly different semantics. Instead of returning an Object, it returns a Collection. So for example, you can put( key, new Integer(1) ); and then a Object get( key ); will return you a Collection instead of an Integer. Thus, this is simply a tag interface.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Christopher Berry, James Strachan

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface java.util.Map

java.util.Map.Entry<K,V>

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object item)

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, values

Method Detail

remove

java.lang.Object remove(java.lang.Object key,
                      java.lang.Object item)