TemplateHashModelEx.java

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package freemarker.template;

/**
 * "extended hash" template language data type; extends {@link TemplateHashModel} by allowing
 * iterating through its keys and values.
 * 
 * <p>In templates they are used like hashes, but these will also work (among others):
 * {@code myExtHash?size}, {@code myExtHash?keys}, {@code myExtHash?values}.
 * @see SimpleHash
 */
public interface TemplateHashModelEx extends TemplateHashModel {

    /**
     * @return the number of key/value mappings in the hash.
     */
    int size() throws TemplateModelException;

    /**
     * @return a collection containing the keys in the hash. Every element of 
     *      the returned collection must implement the {@link TemplateScalarModel}
     *      (as the keys of hashes are always strings).
     */
    TemplateCollectionModel keys() throws TemplateModelException;

    /**
     * @return a collection containing the values in the hash. The elements of the
     * returned collection can be any kind of {@link TemplateModel}-s.
     */
    TemplateCollectionModel values() throws TemplateModelException;
}