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As implied by 32 * its name, this interface models the mathematical <i>set</i> abstraction. 33 * 34 * <p>The <tt>Set</tt> interface places additional stipulations, beyond those 35 * inherited from the <tt>Collection</tt> interface, on the contracts of all 36 * constructors and on the contracts of the <tt>add</tt>, <tt>equals</tt> and 37 * <tt>hashCode</tt> methods. Declarations for other inherited methods are 38 * also included here for convenience. (The specifications accompanying these 39 * declarations have been tailored to the <tt>Set</tt> interface, but they do 40 * not contain any additional stipulations.) 41 * 42 * <p>The additional stipulation on constructors is, not surprisingly, 43 * that all constructors must create a set that contains no duplicate elements 44 * (as defined above). 45 * 46 * <p>Note: Great care must be exercised if mutable objects are used as set 47 * elements. The behavior of a set is not specified if the value of an object 48 * is changed in a manner that affects <tt>equals</tt> comparisons while the 49 * object is an element in the set. A special case of this prohibition is 50 * that it is not permissible for a set to contain itself as an element. 51 * 52 * <p>Some set implementations have restrictions on the elements that 53 * they may contain. For example, some implementations prohibit null elements, 54 * and some have restrictions on the types of their elements. Attempting to 55 * add an ineligible element throws an unchecked exception, typically 56 * <tt>NullPointerException</tt> or <tt>ClassCastException</tt>. Attempting 57 * to query the presence of an ineligible element may throw an exception, 58 * or it may simply return false; some implementations will exhibit the former 59 * behavior and some will exhibit the latter. More generally, attempting an 60 * operation on an ineligible element whose completion would not result in 61 * the insertion of an ineligible element into the set may throw an 62 * exception or it may succeed, at the option of the implementation. 63 * Such exceptions are marked as "optional" in the specification for this 64 * interface. 65 * 66 * <p>This interface is a member of the 67 * <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html"> 68 * Java Collections Framework</a>. 69 * 70 * @param <E> the type of elements maintained by this set 71 * 72 * @author Josh Bloch 73 * @author Neal Gafter 74 * @see Collection 75 * @see List 76 * @see SortedSet 77 * @see HashSet 78 * @see TreeSet 79 * @see AbstractSet 80 * @see Collections#singleton(java.lang.Object) 81 * @see Collections#EMPTY_SET 82 * @since 1.2 83 */ 84 85 public interface Set<E> extends Collection<E> { 86 // Query Operations 87 88 /** 89 * Returns the number of elements in this set (its cardinality). If this 90 * set contains more than <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt> elements, returns 91 * <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt>. 92 * 93 * @return the number of elements in this set (its cardinality) 94 */ 95 int size(); 96 97 /** 98 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this set contains no elements. 99 * 100 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set contains no elements 101 */ 102 boolean isEmpty(); 103 104 /** 105 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this set contains the specified element. 106 * More formally, returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this set 107 * contains an element <tt>e</tt> such that 108 * <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>. 109 * 110 * @param o element whose presence in this set is to be tested 111 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set contains the specified element 112 * @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element 113 * is incompatible with this set (optional) 114 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this 115 * set does not permit null elements (optional) 116 */ 117 boolean contains(Object o); 118 119 /** 120 * Returns an iterator over the elements in this set. The elements are 121 * returned in no particular order (unless this set is an instance of some 122 * class that provides a guarantee). 123 * 124 * @return an iterator over the elements in this set 125 */ 126 Iterator<E> iterator(); 127 128 /** 129 * Returns an array containing all of the elements in this set. 130 * If this set makes any guarantees as to what order its elements 131 * are returned by its iterator, this method must return the 132 * elements in the same order. 133 * 134 * <p>The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it 135 * are maintained by this set. (In other words, this method must 136 * allocate a new array even if this set is backed by an array). 137 * The caller is thus free to modify the returned array. 138 * 139 * <p>This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based 140 * APIs. 141 * 142 * @return an array containing all the elements in this set 143 */ 144 Object[] toArray(); 145 146 /** 147 * Returns an array containing all of the elements in this set; the 148 * runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array. 149 * If the set fits in the specified array, it is returned therein. 150 * Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the 151 * specified array and the size of this set. 152 * 153 * <p>If this set fits in the specified array with room to spare 154 * (i.e., the array has more elements than this set), the element in 155 * the array immediately following the end of the set is set to 156 * <tt>null</tt>. (This is useful in determining the length of this 157 * set <i>only</i> if the caller knows that this set does not contain 158 * any null elements.) 159 * 160 * <p>If this set makes any guarantees as to what order its elements 161 * are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements 162 * in the same order. 163 * 164 * <p>Like the {@link #toArray()} method, this method acts as bridge between 165 * array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows 166 * precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may, 167 * under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs. 168 * 169 * <p>Suppose <tt>x</tt> is a set known to contain only strings. 170 * The following code can be used to dump the set into a newly allocated 171 * array of <tt>String</tt>: 172 * 173 * <pre> 174 * String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);</pre> 175 * 176 * Note that <tt>toArray(new Object[0])</tt> is identical in function to 177 * <tt>toArray()</tt>. 178 * 179 * @param a the array into which the elements of this set are to be 180 * stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same 181 * runtime type is allocated for this purpose. 182 * @return an array containing all the elements in this set 183 * @throws ArrayStoreException if the runtime type of the specified array 184 * is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in this 185 * set 186 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified array is null 187 */ 188 <T> T[] toArray(T[] a); 189 190 191 // Modification Operations 192 193 /** 194 * Adds the specified element to this set if it is not already present 195 * (optional operation). More formally, adds the specified element 196 * <tt>e</tt> to this set if the set contains no element <tt>e2</tt> 197 * such that 198 * <tt>(e==null ? e2==null : e.equals(e2))</tt>. 199 * If this set already contains the element, the call leaves the set 200 * unchanged and returns <tt>false</tt>. In combination with the 201 * restriction on constructors, this ensures that sets never contain 202 * duplicate elements. 203 * 204 * <p>The stipulation above does not imply that sets must accept all 205 * elements; sets may refuse to add any particular element, including 206 * <tt>null</tt>, and throw an exception, as described in the 207 * specification for {@link Collection#add Collection.add}. 208 * Individual set implementations should clearly document any 209 * restrictions on the elements that they may contain. 210 * 211 * @param e element to be added to this set 212 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set did not already contain the specified 213 * element 214 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>add</tt> operation 215 * is not supported by this set 216 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element 217 * prevents it from being added to this set 218 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this 219 * set does not permit null elements 220 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified element 221 * prevents it from being added to this set 222 */ 223 boolean add(E e); 224 225 226 /** 227 * Removes the specified element from this set if it is present 228 * (optional operation). More formally, removes an element <tt>e</tt> 229 * such that 230 * <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>, if 231 * this set contains such an element. Returns <tt>true</tt> if this set 232 * contained the element (or equivalently, if this set changed as a 233 * result of the call). (This set will not contain the element once the 234 * call returns.) 235 * 236 * @param o object to be removed from this set, if present 237 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set contained the specified element 238 * @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element 239 * is incompatible with this set (optional) 240 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this 241 * set does not permit null elements (optional) 242 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>remove</tt> operation 243 * is not supported by this set 244 */ 245 boolean remove(Object o); 246 247 248 // Bulk Operations 249 250 /** 251 * Returns <tt>true</tt> if this set contains all of the elements of the 252 * specified collection. If the specified collection is also a set, this 253 * method returns <tt>true</tt> if it is a <i>subset</i> of this set. 254 * 255 * @param c collection to be checked for containment in this set 256 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set contains all of the elements of the 257 * specified collection 258 * @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements 259 * in the specified collection are incompatible with this 260 * set (optional) 261 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains one 262 * or more null elements and this set does not permit null 263 * elements (optional), or if the specified collection is null 264 * @see #contains(Object) 265 */ 266 boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c); 267 268 /** 269 * Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this set if 270 * they're not already present (optional operation). If the specified 271 * collection is also a set, the <tt>addAll</tt> operation effectively 272 * modifies this set so that its value is the <i>union</i> of the two 273 * sets. The behavior of this operation is undefined if the specified 274 * collection is modified while the operation is in progress. 275 * 276 * @param c collection containing elements to be added to this set 277 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set changed as a result of the call 278 * 279 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>addAll</tt> operation 280 * is not supported by this set 281 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of the 282 * specified collection prevents it from being added to this set 283 * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains one 284 * or more null elements and this set does not permit null 285 * elements, or if the specified collection is null 286 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of an element of the 287 * specified collection prevents it from being added to this set 288 * @see #add(Object) 289 */ 290 boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c); 291 292 /** 293 * Retains only the elements in this set that are contained in the 294 * specified collection (optional operation). In other words, removes 295 * from this set all of its elements that are not contained in the 296 * specified collection. If the specified collection is also a set, this 297 * operation effectively modifies this set so that its value is the 298 * <i>intersection</i> of the two sets. 299 * 300 * @param c collection containing elements to be retained in this set 301 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set changed as a result of the call 302 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>retainAll</tt> operation 303 * is not supported by this set 304 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of this set 305 * is incompatible with the specified collection (optional) 306 * @throws NullPointerException if this set contains a null element and the 307 * specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), 308 * or if the specified collection is null 309 * @see #remove(Object) 310 */ 311 boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c); 312 313 /** 314 * Removes from this set all of its elements that are contained in the 315 * specified collection (optional operation). If the specified 316 * collection is also a set, this operation effectively modifies this 317 * set so that its value is the <i>asymmetric set difference</i> of 318 * the two sets. 319 * 320 * @param c collection containing elements to be removed from this set 321 * @return <tt>true</tt> if this set changed as a result of the call 322 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>removeAll</tt> operation 323 * is not supported by this set 324 * @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of this set 325 * is incompatible with the specified collection (optional) 326 * @throws NullPointerException if this set contains a null element and the 327 * specified collection does not permit null elements (optional), 328 * or if the specified collection is null 329 * @see #remove(Object) 330 * @see #contains(Object) 331 */ 332 boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c); 333 334 /** 335 * Removes all of the elements from this set (optional operation). 336 * The set will be empty after this call returns. 337 * 338 * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>clear</tt> method 339 * is not supported by this set 340 */ 341 void clear(); 342 343 344 // Comparison and hashing 345 346 /** 347 * Compares the specified object with this set for equality. Returns 348 * <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is also a set, the two sets 349 * have the same size, and every member of the specified set is 350 * contained in this set (or equivalently, every member of this set is 351 * contained in the specified set). This definition ensures that the 352 * equals method works properly across different implementations of the 353 * set interface. 354 * 355 * @param o object to be compared for equality with this set 356 * @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this set 357 */ 358 boolean equals(Object o); 359 360 /** 361 * Returns the hash code value for this set. The hash code of a set is 362 * defined to be the sum of the hash codes of the elements in the set, 363 * where the hash code of a <tt>null</tt> element is defined to be zero. 364 * This ensures that <tt>s1.equals(s2)</tt> implies that 365 * <tt>s1.hashCode()==s2.hashCode()</tt> for any two sets <tt>s1</tt> 366 * and <tt>s2</tt>, as required by the general contract of 367 * {@link Object#hashCode}. 368 * 369 * @return the hash code value for this set 370 * @see Object#equals(Object) 371 * @see Set#equals(Object) 372 */ 373 int hashCode(); 374 }