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rev 6878 : 8004518: Add in-place operations to Map
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Reviewed-by: darcy, briangoetz, mduigou, dholmes, ulfzibis
Contributed-by: Doug Lea <dl at cs.oswego.edu>, Henry Jen <henry.jen@oracle.com>, Akhil Arora <akhil.arora@oracle.com>, Peter Levart <peter.levart@gmail.com>
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  25 
  26 package java.util;
  27 




  28 /**
  29  * An object that maps keys to values.  A map cannot contain duplicate keys;
  30  * each key can map to at most one value.
  31  *
  32  * <p>This interface takes the place of the <tt>Dictionary</tt> class, which
  33  * was a totally abstract class rather than an interface.
  34  *
  35  * <p>The <tt>Map</tt> interface provides three <i>collection views</i>, which
  36  * allow a map's contents to be viewed as a set of keys, collection of values,
  37  * or set of key-value mappings.  The <i>order</i> of a map is defined as
  38  * the order in which the iterators on the map's collection views return their
  39  * elements.  Some map implementations, like the <tt>TreeMap</tt> class, make
  40  * specific guarantees as to their order; others, like the <tt>HashMap</tt>
  41  * class, do not.
  42  *
  43  * <p>Note: great care must be exercised if mutable objects are used as map
  44  * keys.  The behavior of a map is not specified if the value of an object is
  45  * changed in a manner that affects <tt>equals</tt> comparisons while the
  46  * object is a key in the map.  A special case of this prohibition is that it
  47  * is not permissible for a map to contain itself as a key.  While it is


 458      * @param o object to be compared for equality with this map
 459      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this map
 460      */
 461     boolean equals(Object o);
 462 
 463     /**
 464      * Returns the hash code value for this map.  The hash code of a map is
 465      * defined to be the sum of the hash codes of each entry in the map's
 466      * <tt>entrySet()</tt> view.  This ensures that <tt>m1.equals(m2)</tt>
 467      * implies that <tt>m1.hashCode()==m2.hashCode()</tt> for any two maps
 468      * <tt>m1</tt> and <tt>m2</tt>, as required by the general contract of
 469      * {@link Object#hashCode}.
 470      *
 471      * @return the hash code value for this map
 472      * @see Map.Entry#hashCode()
 473      * @see Object#equals(Object)
 474      * @see #equals(Object)
 475      */
 476     int hashCode();
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   1 /*
   2  * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
   3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
   4  *
   5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
   6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
   7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
   8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
   9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
  10  *
  11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
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  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
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  24  */
  25 
  26 package java.util;
  27 
  28 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
  29 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
  30 import java.util.function.Function;
  31 
  32 /**
  33  * An object that maps keys to values.  A map cannot contain duplicate keys;
  34  * each key can map to at most one value.
  35  *
  36  * <p>This interface takes the place of the <tt>Dictionary</tt> class, which
  37  * was a totally abstract class rather than an interface.
  38  *
  39  * <p>The <tt>Map</tt> interface provides three <i>collection views</i>, which
  40  * allow a map's contents to be viewed as a set of keys, collection of values,
  41  * or set of key-value mappings.  The <i>order</i> of a map is defined as
  42  * the order in which the iterators on the map's collection views return their
  43  * elements.  Some map implementations, like the <tt>TreeMap</tt> class, make
  44  * specific guarantees as to their order; others, like the <tt>HashMap</tt>
  45  * class, do not.
  46  *
  47  * <p>Note: great care must be exercised if mutable objects are used as map
  48  * keys.  The behavior of a map is not specified if the value of an object is
  49  * changed in a manner that affects <tt>equals</tt> comparisons while the
  50  * object is a key in the map.  A special case of this prohibition is that it
  51  * is not permissible for a map to contain itself as a key.  While it is


 462      * @param o object to be compared for equality with this map
 463      * @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this map
 464      */
 465     boolean equals(Object o);
 466 
 467     /**
 468      * Returns the hash code value for this map.  The hash code of a map is
 469      * defined to be the sum of the hash codes of each entry in the map's
 470      * <tt>entrySet()</tt> view.  This ensures that <tt>m1.equals(m2)</tt>
 471      * implies that <tt>m1.hashCode()==m2.hashCode()</tt> for any two maps
 472      * <tt>m1</tt> and <tt>m2</tt>, as required by the general contract of
 473      * {@link Object#hashCode}.
 474      *
 475      * @return the hash code value for this map
 476      * @see Map.Entry#hashCode()
 477      * @see Object#equals(Object)
 478      * @see #equals(Object)
 479      */
 480     int hashCode();
 481 
 482     // Defaultable methods
 483 
 484     /**
 485     *  Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped,
 486     *  or {@code defaultValue} if this map contains no mapping
 487     *  for the key.
 488     *
 489     * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 490     * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 491     * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 492     * concurrency properties.
 493     *
 494     * @param key the key whose associated value is to be returned
 495     * @return the value to which the specified key is mapped, or
 496     * {@code defaultValue} if this map contains no mapping for the key
 497     * @throws ClassCastException if the key is of an inappropriate type for
 498     * this map
 499     * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 500     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and this map
 501     * does not permit null keys
 502     * (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 503     */
 504     default V getOrDefault(Object key, V defaultValue) {
 505         V v;
 506         return (((v = get(key)) != null) || containsKey(key))
 507             ? v
 508             : defaultValue;
 509     }
 510 
 511     /**
 512      * Performs the given action on each entry in this map, in the order entries
 513      * are returned by an entry set iterator (which may be unspecified), until
 514      * all entries have been processed or the action throws an {@code Exception}.
 515      * Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.
 516      *
 517      * <p>The default implementation should be overridden by implementations if
 518      * they can provide a more performant implementation than an iterator-based
 519      * one.
 520      *
 521      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 522      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 523      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 524      * concurrency properties.
 525      *
 526      * @implSpec The default implementation is equivalent to, for this
 527      * {@code map}:
 528      * <pre> {@code
 529      * for ((Map.Entry<K, V> entry : map.entrySet())
 530      *     action.accept(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
 531      * }</pre>
 532      *
 533      * @param action The action to be performed for each entry
 534      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified action is null
 535      * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if an entry is found to be
 536      * removed during iteration
 537      * @since 1.8
 538      */
 539     default void forEach(BiConsumer<? super K, ? super V> action) {
 540         Objects.requireNonNull(action);
 541         for (Map.Entry<K, V> entry : entrySet()) {
 542             K k;
 543             V v;
 544             try {
 545                 k = entry.getKey();
 546                 v = entry.getValue();
 547             } catch(IllegalStateException ise) {
 548                 throw new ConcurrentModificationException(ise);
 549             }
 550             action.accept(k, v);
 551         }
 552     }
 553 
 554     /**
 555      * Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given
 556      * function on that entry, in the order entries are returned by an entry
 557      * set iterator, until all entries have been processed or the function
 558      * throws an exception.
 559      *
 560      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 561      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 562      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 563      * concurrency properties.
 564      *
 565      * @implSpec
 566      * <p>The default implementation is equivalent to, for this {@code map}:
 567      * <pre> {@code
 568      * for ((Map.Entry<K, V> entry : map.entrySet())
 569      *     entry.setValue(function.apply(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue()));
 570      * }</pre>
 571      *
 572      * @param function the function to apply to each entry
 573      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code set} operation
 574      * is not supported by this map's entry set iterator.
 575      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of a replacement value
 576      * prevents it from being stored in this map
 577      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified function is null, or the
 578      * specified replacement value is null, and this map does not permit null
 579      * values
 580      * @throws ClassCastException if a replacement value is of an inappropriate
 581      *         type for this map
 582      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 583      * @throws NullPointerException if function or a replacement value is null,
 584      *         and this map does not permit null keys or values
 585      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 586      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of a replacement value
 587      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
 588      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 589      * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if an entry is found to be
 590      * removed during iteration
 591      * @since 1.8
 592      */
 593     default void replaceAll(BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> function) {
 594         Objects.requireNonNull(function);
 595         for (Map.Entry<K, V> entry : entrySet()) {
 596             K k;
 597             V v;
 598             try {
 599                 k = entry.getKey();
 600                 v = entry.getValue();
 601             } catch(IllegalStateException ise) {
 602                 throw new ConcurrentModificationException(ise);
 603             }
 604             entry.setValue(function.apply(k, v));
 605         }
 606     }
 607 
 608     /**
 609      * If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped
 610      * to {@code null}) associates it with the given value and returns
 611      * {@code null}, else returns the current value.
 612      *
 613      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 614      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 615      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 616      * concurrency properties.
 617      *
 618      * @implSpec
 619      * The default implementation is equivalent to, for this {@code
 620      * map}:
 621      *
 622      * <pre> {@code
 623      * if (map.get(key) == null)
 624      *     return map.put(key, value);
 625      * else
 626      *     return map.get(key);
 627      * }</pre>
 628      *
 629      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
 630      * @param value value to be associated with the specified key
 631      * @return the previous value associated with the specified key, or
 632      *         {@code 1} if there was no mapping for the key.
 633      *         (A {@code null} return can also indicate that the map
 634      *         previously associated {@code null} with the key,
 635      *         if the implementation supports null values.)
 636      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
 637      *         is not supported by this map
 638      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 639      * @throws ClassCastException if the key or value is of an inappropriate
 640      *         type for this map
 641      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 642      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key or value is null,
 643      *         and this map does not permit null keys or values
 644      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 645      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified key
 646      *         or value prevents it from being stored in this map
 647      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 648      * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if a modification of the map is
 649      * detected during insertion of the value.
 650      * @since 1.8
 651      */
 652     default V putIfAbsent(K key, V value) {
 653         V v = get(key);
 654         if (v == null) {
 655             if (put(key, value) != null) {
 656                 throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
 657             }
 658         }
 659 
 660         return v;
 661     }
 662 
 663     /**
 664      * Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently
 665      * mapped to the specified value.
 666      *
 667      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 668      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 669      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 670      * concurrency properties.
 671      *
 672      * @implSpec
 673      * The default implementation is equivalent to, for this {@code map}:
 674      *
 675      * <pre> {@code
 676      * if (map.containsKey(key) && Objects.equals(map.get(key), value)) {
 677      *     map.remove(key);
 678      *     return true;
 679      * } else
 680      *     return false;
 681      * }</pre>
 682      *
 683      * @param key key with which the specified value is associated
 684      * @param value value expected to be associated with the specified key
 685      * @return {@code true} if the value was removed
 686      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code remove} operation
 687      *         is not supported by this map
 688      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 689      * @throws ClassCastException if the key or value is of an inappropriate
 690      *         type for this map
 691      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 692      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key or value is null,
 693      *         and this map does not permit null keys or values
 694      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 695      * @since 1.8
 696      */
 697     default boolean remove(Object key, Object value) {
 698         Object curValue = get(key);
 699         if (!Objects.equals(curValue, value) ||
 700             (curValue == null && !containsKey(key))) {
 701             return false;
 702         }
 703         remove(key);
 704         return true;
 705     }
 706 
 707     /**
 708      * Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently
 709      * mapped to the specified value.
 710      *
 711      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 712      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 713      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 714      * concurrency properties.
 715     *
 716      * @implSpec
 717      * The default implementation is equivalent to, for this {@code map}:
 718      *
 719      * <pre> {@code
 720      * if (map.containsKey(key) && Objects.equals(map.get(key), value)) {
 721      *     map.put(key, newValue);
 722      *     return true;
 723      * } else
 724      *     return false;
 725      * }</pre>
 726      *
 727      * @param key key with which the specified value is associated
 728      * @param oldValue value expected to be associated with the specified key
 729      * @param newValue value to be associated with the specified key
 730      * @return {@code true} if the value was replaced
 731      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
 732      *         is not supported by this map
 733      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 734      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of a specified key or value
 735      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
 736      * @throws NullPointerException if a specified key or value is null,
 737      *         and this map does not permit null keys or values
 738      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of a specified key
 739      *         or value prevents it from being stored in this map
 740      * @since 1.8
 741      */
 742     default boolean replace(K key, V oldValue, V newValue) {
 743         Object curValue = get(key);
 744         if (!Objects.equals(curValue, oldValue) ||
 745             (curValue == null && !containsKey(key))) {
 746             return false;
 747         }
 748         put(key, newValue);
 749         return true;
 750     }
 751 
 752     /**
 753      * Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is
 754      * currently mapped to some value.
 755      *
 756      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 757      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 758      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 759      * concurrency properties.
 760      *
 761      * @implSpec
 762      * The default implementation is equivalent to, for this {@code map}:
 763      *
 764      * <pre> {@code
 765      * if (map.containsKey(key)) {
 766      *     return map.put(key, value);
 767      * } else
 768      *     return null;
 769      * }</pre>
 770      *
 771      * @param key key with which the specified value is associated
 772      * @param value value to be associated with the specified key
 773      * @return the previous value associated with the specified key, or
 774      *         {@code null} if there was no mapping for the key.
 775      *         (A {@code null} return can also indicate that the map
 776      *         previously associated {@code null} with the key,
 777      *         if the implementation supports null values.)
 778      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
 779      *         is not supported by this map
 780      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 781      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified key or value
 782      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
 783      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 784      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key or value is null,
 785      *         and this map does not permit null keys or values
 786      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the specified key
 787      *         or value prevents it from being stored in this map
 788      * @since 1.8
 789      */
 790     default V replace(K key, V value) {
 791         return containsKey(key) ? put(key, value) : null;
 792     }
 793 
 794     /**
 795      * If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or
 796      * is mapped to {@code null}), attempts to compute its value using
 797      * the given mapping function and enters it into this map unless
 798      * {@code null}.
 799      *
 800      * <p>If the function returns {@code null} no mapping is recorded. If
 801      * the function itself throws an (unchecked) exception, the
 802      * exception is rethrown, and no mapping is recorded.  The most
 803      * common usage is to construct a new object serving as an initial
 804      * mapped value or memoized result, as in:
 805      *
 806      * <pre> {@code
 807      * map.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> new Value(f(k)));
 808      * }</pre>
 809      *
 810      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 811      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 812      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 813      * concurrency properties. In particular, all implementations of
 814      * subinterface {@link java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap} must document
 815      * whether the function is applied once atomically only if the value is not
 816      * present.  Any class that permits null values must document
 817      * whether and how this method distinguishes absence from null mappings.
 818      *
 819      * @implSpec
 820      * The default implementation is equivalent to the following
 821      * steps for this {@code map}, then returning the current value or
 822      * {@code null} if now absent:
 823      *
 824      * <pre> {@code
 825      * if (map.get(key) == null) {
 826      *     V newValue = mappingFunction.apply(key);
 827      *     if (newValue != null)
 828      *         map.putIfAbsent(key, newValue);
 829      * }
 830      * }</pre>
 831      *
 832      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
 833      * @param mappingFunction the function to compute a value
 834      * @return the current (existing or computed) value associated with
 835      *         the specified key, or null if the computed value is null
 836      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and
 837      *         this map does not support null keys, or the
 838      *         mappingFunction is null
 839      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
 840      *         is not supported by this map
 841      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 842      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified key or value
 843      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
 844      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 845      * @since 1.8
 846      */
 847     default V computeIfAbsent(K key,
 848             Function<? super K, ? extends V> mappingFunction) {
 849         V v, newValue;
 850         return ((v = get(key)) == null &&
 851                 (newValue = mappingFunction.apply(key)) != null &&
 852                 (v = putIfAbsent(key, newValue)) == null) ? newValue : v;
 853     }
 854 
 855     /**
 856      * If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to
 857      * compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.
 858      *
 859      * <p>If the function returns {@code null}, the mapping is removed.  If the
 860      * function itself throws an (unchecked) exception, the exception is
 861      * rethrown, and the current mapping is left unchanged.
 862      *
 863      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 864      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 865      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 866      * concurrency properties. In particular, all implementations of
 867      * subinterface {@link java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap} must document
 868      * whether the function is applied once atomically only if the value is not
 869      * present.  Any class that permits null values must document
 870      * whether and how this method distinguishes absence from null mappings.
 871      *
 872      * @implSpec
 873      * The default implementation is equivalent to performing the
 874      * following steps for this {@code map}, then returning the
 875      * current value or {@code null} if now absent:
 876      *
 877      * <pre> {@code
 878      * if (map.get(key) != null) {
 879      *     V oldValue = map.get(key);
 880      *     V newValue = remappingFunction.apply(key, oldValue);
 881      *     if (newValue != null)
 882      *         map.replace(key, oldValue, newValue);
 883      *     else
 884      *         map.remove(key, oldValue);
 885      * }
 886      * }</pre>
 887      *
 888      * In concurrent contexts, the default implementation may retry
 889      * these steps when multiple threads attempt updates.
 890      *
 891      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
 892      * @param remappingFunction the function to compute a value
 893      * @return the new value associated with the specified key, or null if none
 894      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and
 895      *         this map does not support null keys, or the
 896      *         remappingFunction is null
 897      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
 898      *         is not supported by this map
 899      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 900      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified key or value
 901      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
 902      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 903      * @since 1.8
 904      */
 905     default V computeIfPresent(K key,
 906             BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction) {
 907         V oldValue;
 908         while ((oldValue = get(key)) != null) {
 909             V newValue = remappingFunction.apply(key, oldValue);
 910             if (newValue != null) {
 911                 if (replace(key, oldValue, newValue))
 912                     return newValue;
 913             } else if (remove(key, oldValue))
 914                 return null;
 915         }
 916         return oldValue;
 917     }
 918 
 919     /**
 920      * Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its
 921      * current mapped value (or {@code null} if there is no current
 922      * mapping). For example, to either create or append a {@code
 923      * String msg} to a value mapping:
 924      *
 925      * <pre> {@code
 926      * map.compute(key, (k, v) -> (v == null) ? msg : v.concat(msg))}</pre>
 927      * (Method {@link #merge merge()} is often simpler to use for such purposes.)
 928      *
 929      * <p>If the function returns {@code null}, the mapping is removed (or
 930      * remains absent if initially absent).  If the function itself throws an
 931      * (unchecked) exception, the exception is rethrown, and the current mapping
 932      * is left unchanged.
 933      *
 934      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
 935      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
 936      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
 937      * concurrency properties. In particular, all implementations of
 938      * subinterface {@link java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap} must document
 939      * whether the function is applied once atomically only if the value is not
 940      * present.  Any class that permits null values must document
 941      * whether and how this method distinguishes absence from null mappings.
 942      *
 943      * @implSpec
 944      * The default implementation is equivalent to performing the following
 945      * steps for this {@code map}, then returning the current value or
 946      * {@code null} if absent:
 947      *
 948      * <pre> {@code
 949      * V oldValue = map.get(key);
 950      * V newValue = remappingFunction.apply(key, oldValue);
 951      * if (oldValue != null ) {
 952      *    if (newValue != null)
 953      *       map.replace(key, oldValue, newValue);
 954      *    else
 955      *       map.remove(key, oldValue);
 956      * } else {
 957      *    if (newValue != null)
 958      *       map.putIfAbsent(key, newValue);
 959      *    else
 960      *       return null;
 961      * }
 962      * }</pre>
 963      *
 964      * In concurrent contexts, the default implementation may retry
 965      * these steps when multiple threads attempt updates.
 966      *
 967      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
 968      * @param remappingFunction the function to compute a value
 969      * @return the new value associated with the specified key, or null if none
 970      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and
 971      *         this map does not support null keys, or the
 972      *         remappingFunction is null
 973      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
 974      *         is not supported by this map
 975      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 976      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified key or value
 977      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
 978      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
 979      * @since 1.8
 980      */
 981     default V compute(K key,
 982                       BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction) {
 983         V oldValue = get(key);
 984         for (;;) {
 985             V newValue = remappingFunction.apply(key, oldValue);
 986             if (oldValue != null) {
 987                 if (newValue != null) {
 988                     if (replace(key, oldValue, newValue))
 989                         return newValue;
 990                 } else if (remove(key, oldValue)) {
 991                     return null;
 992                 }
 993                 oldValue = get(key);
 994             } else {
 995                 if (newValue != null) {
 996                     if ((oldValue = putIfAbsent(key, newValue)) == null)
 997                         return newValue;
 998                 } else {
 999                     return null;
1000                 }
1001             }
1002         }
1003     }
1004 
1005     /**
1006      * If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is
1007      * associated with null, associates it with the given value.
1008      * Otherwise, replaces the value with the results of the given
1009      * remapping function, or removes if the result is {@code null}. This
1010      * method may be of use when combining multiple mapped values for a key.
1011      * For example, to either create or append a {@code String msg} to a
1012      * value mapping:
1013      *
1014      * <pre> {@code
1015      * map.merge(key, msg, String::concat)
1016      * }</pre>
1017      *
1018      * <p>If the function returns {@code null}, the mapping is removed (or
1019      * remains absent if initially absent).  If the function itself throws an
1020      * (unchecked) exception, the exception is rethrown, and the current mapping
1021      * is left unchanged.
1022      *
1023      * <p>The default implementation makes no guarantees about synchronization
1024      * or atomicity properties of this method. Any implementation providing
1025      * atomicity guarantees must override this method and document its
1026      * concurrency properties. In particular, all implementations of
1027      * subinterface {@link java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap} must document
1028      * whether the function is applied once atomically only if the value is not
1029      * present.  Any class that permits null values must document
1030      * whether and how this method distinguishes absence from null mappings.
1031      *
1032      * @implSpec
1033      * The default implementation is equivalent to performing the
1034      * following steps for this {@code map}, then returning the
1035      * current value or {@code null} if absent:
1036      *
1037      * <pre> {@code
1038      * V oldValue = map.get(key);
1039      * V newValue = (oldValue == null) ? value :
1040      *              remappingFunction.apply(oldValue, value);
1041      * if (newValue == null)
1042      *     map.remove(key, oldValue);
1043      * else if (oldValue == null)
1044      *     map.putIfAbsent(key, newValue);
1045      * else
1046      *     map.replace(key, oldValue, newValue);
1047      * }</pre>
1048      *
1049      * In concurrent contexts, the default implementation may retry
1050      * these steps when multiple threads attempt updates.
1051      *
1052      * @param key key with which the specified value is to be associated
1053      * @param value the value to use if absent
1054      * @param remappingFunction the function to recompute a value if present
1055      * @return the new value associated with the specified key, or null if none
1056      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the {@code put} operation
1057      *         is not supported by this map
1058      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
1059      * @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified key or value
1060      *         prevents it from being stored in this map
1061      *         (<a href="Collection.html#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
1062      * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null and
1063      *         this map does not support null keys, or the
1064      *         remappingFunction is null
1065      * @since 1.8
1066      */
1067     default V merge(K key, V value,
1068                     BiFunction<? super V, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction) {
1069         V oldValue = get(key);
1070         for (;;) {
1071             if (oldValue != null) {
1072                 V newValue = remappingFunction.apply(oldValue, value);
1073                 if (newValue != null) {
1074                     if (replace(key, oldValue, newValue))
1075                         return newValue;
1076                 } else if (remove(key, oldValue)) {
1077                     return null;
1078                 }
1079                 oldValue = get(key);
1080             } else {
1081                 if (value == null) {
1082                     return null;
1083                 }
1084 
1085                 if ((oldValue = putIfAbsent(key, value)) == null) {
1086                     return value;
1087                 }
1088             }
1089         }
1090     }
1091 }