// GenericsNote: Converted.
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package org.apache.commons.collections15;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Defines a map that can be iterated directly without needing to create an
* entry set.
* <p/>
* A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps. There is no need
* to access the entry set or cast to Map Entry objects.
*
* <pre>
* IterableMap map = new HashedMap();
* MapIterator it = map.mapIterator();
* while (it.hasNext()) {
* Object key = it.next();
* Object value = it.getValue();
* it.setValue("newValue");
* }
* </pre>
*
* @author Matt Hall, John Watkinson, Stephen Colebourne
* @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2005/10/11 17:05:19 $
* @since Commons Collections 3.0
*/
public interface IterableMap<K, V> extends Map<K, V> {
/**
* Obtains a <code>MapIterator</code> over the map.
* <p/>
* A map iterator is an efficient way of iterating over maps. There is no
* need to access the entry set or cast to Map Entry objects.
*
* <pre>
* IterableMap map = new HashedMap();
* MapIterator it = map.mapIterator();
* while (it.hasNext()) {
* Object key = it.next();
* Object value = it.getValue();
* it.setValue("newValue");
* }
* </pre>
*
* @return a map iterator
*/
MapIterator<K, V> mapIterator();
}