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Interface ConcurrentMap

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Map

All Known Subinterfaces:

NamedCache, OptimisticNamedCache, TransactionMap

All Known Implementing Classes:

BundlingNamedCache, ContinuousQueryCache, ConverterCollections.ConverterConcurrentMap, ConverterCollections.ConverterNamedCache, NearCache, ReadonlyNamedCache, VersionedNearCache, WrapperConcurrentMap, WrapperNamedCache

public interface ConcurrentMap

extends java.util.Map

Map with additional concurrency features.

Author:

gg 2001.12.16

Nested Class Summary

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

java.util.Map.Entry

Field Summary

static java.lang.Object

LOCK_ALL Special key value indicating an intent to lock the entire map.

Method Summary

void	clear() Removes all mappings from this map.
boolean	containsKey(java.lang.Object key) Returns true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key.
boolean	containsValue(java.lang.Object value) Returns true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.
java.lang.Object	get(java.lang.Object key) Returns the value to which this map maps the specified key.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if this map contains no key-value mappings.
boolean	lock(java.lang.Object oKey) Attempt to lock the specified item and return immediately.
boolean	lock(java.lang.Object oKey, long cWait) Attempt to lock the specified item within the specified period of time.
java.lang.Object	put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation).
void	putAll(java.util.Map map) Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map (optional operation).
java.lang.Object	remove(java.lang.Object key) Removes the mapping for this key from this map if present (optional operation).
int	size() Returns the number of key-value mappings in this map.
boolean	unlock(java.lang.Object oKey) Unlock the specified item.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

entrySet, equals, hashCode, keySet, values

Field Detail

LOCK_ALL

static final java.lang.Object LOCK_ALL

Special key value indicating an intent to lock the entire map.

Method Detail

lock

boolean lock(java.lang.Object oKey,
             long cWait)

Attempt to lock the specified item within the specified period of time.

The item doesn't have to exist to be locked. While the item is locked there is known to be a lock holder which has an exclusive right to modify (calling put and remove methods) that item.

Lock holder is an abstract concept that depends on the ConcurrentMap implementation. For example, holder could be a cluster member or a thread (or both).

Locking strategy may vary for concrete implementations as well. Lock could have an expiration time (this lock is sometimes called a "lease") or be held indefinitely (until the lock holder terminates).

Some implementations may allow the entire map to be locked. If the map is locked in such a way, then only a lock holder is allowed to perform any of the "put" or "remove" operations. Pass the special constant LOCK_ALL as the oKey parameter to indicate the map lock.

Parameters:

oKey - key being locked

cWait - the number of milliseconds to continue trying to obtain a lock; pass zero to return immediately; pass -1 to block the calling thread until the lock could be obtained

Returns:

true if the item was successfully locked within the specified time; false otherwise

lock

boolean lock(java.lang.Object oKey)

Attempt to lock the specified item and return immediately.

This method behaves exactly as if it simply performs the call lock(oKey, 0).

Parameters:

oKey - key being locked

Returns:

true if the item was successfully locked; false otherwise

unlock

boolean unlock(java.lang.Object oKey)

Unlock the specified item. The item doesn't have to exist to be unlocked. If the item is currently locked, only the holder of the lock could successfully unlock it.

Parameters:

oKey - key being unlocked

Returns:

true if the item was successfully unlocked; false otherwise

size

int size()

Returns the number of key-value mappings in this map. Note that this number does not include the items that were locked but didn't have corresponding map entries.

Specified by:

size in interface java.util.Map

Returns:

the number of key-value mappings in this map.

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

Returns true if this map contains no key-value mappings. Note that the map could have some items locked and be empty at the same time.

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface java.util.Map

Returns:

true if this map contains no key-value mappings.

containsKey

boolean containsKey(java.lang.Object key)

Returns true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key.

Specified by:

containsKey in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

key - key whose presence in this map is to be tested.

Returns:

true if this map contains a mapping for the specified key.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the key is of an inappropriate type for this map.

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the key is null and this map does not not permit null keys.

containsValue

boolean containsValue(java.lang.Object value)

Returns true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value. More formally, returns true if and only if this map contains at least one mapping to a value v such that (value==null ? v==null : value.equals(v)). This operation will probably require time linear in the map size for most implementations of the ConcurrentMap interface.

Specified by:

containsValue in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

value - value whose presence in this map is to be tested.

Returns:

true if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.

get

java.lang.Object get(java.lang.Object key)

Returns the value to which this map maps the specified key. Returns null if the map contains no mapping for this key. A return value of null does not necessarily indicate that the map contains no mapping for the key; it's also possible that the map explicitly maps the key to null. The containsKey operation may be used to distinguish these two cases.

Specified by:

get in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

key - key whose associated value is to be returned.

Returns:

the value to which this map maps the specified key, or null if the map contains no mapping for this key.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the key is of an inappropriate type for this map.

java.lang.NullPointerException - key is null and this map does not not permit null keys.

See Also:

containsKey(Object)

put

java.lang.Object put(java.lang.Object key,
                     java.lang.Object value)

Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation). If the map previously contained a mapping for this key, the old value is replaced.

Some implementations will attempt to obtain a lock for the key (if necessary) before proceeding with the put operation. For such implementations, the specified item has to be either already locked or able to be locked for this operation to succeed.

Specified by:

put in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

key - key with which the specified value is to be associated.

value - value to be associated with the specified key.

Returns:

previous value associated with specified key, or null if there was no mapping for key. A null return can also indicate that the map previously associated null with the specified key, if the implementation supports null values.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the value cannot be stored in the map (i.e. not serializable)

java.util.ConcurrentModificationException - if the lock could not be successfully obtained for the specified key.

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the class of the specified key or value prevents it from being stored in this map.

java.lang.NullPointerException - this map does not permit null keys or values, and the specified key or value is null.

remove

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

Removes the mapping for this key from this map if present (optional operation).

Some implementations will attempt to obtain a lock for the key (if necessary) before proceeding with the remove operation. For such implementations, the specified item has to be either already locked or able to be locked for this operation to succeed.

Specified by:

remove in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

key - key whose mapping is to be removed from the map.

Returns:

previous value associated with specified key, or null if there was no mapping for key. A null return can also indicate that the map previously associated null with the specified key, if the implementation supports null values.

Throws:

java.util.ConcurrentModificationException - if the lock could not be successfully obtained for the specified key.

putAll

void putAll(java.util.Map map)

Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map (optional operation). These mappings will replace any mappings that this map had for any of the keys currently in the specified map.

Specified by:

putAll in interface java.util.Map

Parameters:

map - Mappings to be stored in this map.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the class of a key or value in the specified map prevents it from being stored in this map.

java.util.ConcurrentModificationException - if the lock could not be successfully obtained for some key

java.lang.NullPointerException - this map does not permit null keys or values, and the specified key or value is null.

clear

void clear()

Removes all mappings from this map.

Some implementations will attempt to lock the entire map (if necessary) before proceeding with the clear operation. For such implementations, the entire map has to be either already locked or able to be locked for this operation to succeed.

Specified by:

clear in interface java.util.Map

Throws:

java.util.ConcurrentModificationException - if a lock could not be successfully obtained for some key.

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