NavigableMap接口源码解析

NavigableMap
增加了一些方法用于TreeMap

package java.util;


public interface NavigableMap<K,V> extends SortedMap<K,V> {
    /**
     * 返回小于key的最大值的结点
     * @return an entry with the greatest key less than {@code key},
     *         or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> lowerEntry(K key);

    /**
     * 返回小于key的最大值结点的key
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return the greatest key less than {@code key},
     *         or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    K lowerKey(K key);

    /**
     * 返回小于等于key的最大值结点
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return an entry with the greatest key less than or equal to
     *         {@code key}, or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> floorEntry(K key);

    /**
     * 返回小于等于key的最大结点的key
     * @param key the key
     * @return the greatest key less than or equal to {@code key},
     *         or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    K floorKey(K key);

    /**
     * 返回大于等于key的最小结点
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return an entry with the least key greater than or equal to
     *         {@code key}, or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> ceilingEntry(K key);

    /**
     * 返回大于等于key的最小结点的key
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return the least key greater than or equal to {@code key},
     *         or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    K ceilingKey(K key);

    /**
     * 返回大于key的最小结点
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return an entry with the least key greater than {@code key},
     *         or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> higherEntry(K key);

    /**
     * 返回大于key的最小结点的key
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return the least key greater than {@code key},
     *         or {@code null} if there is no such key
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key cannot be compared
     *         with the keys currently in the map
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     */
    K higherKey(K key);

    /**
     * 返回最小key结点
     *
     * @return an entry with the least key,
     *         or {@code null} if this map is empty
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> firstEntry();

    /**
     * 返回最大key结点
     *
     * @return an entry with the greatest key,
     *         or {@code null} if this map is empty
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> lastEntry();

    /**
     * 删除最小key结点
     *
     * @return the removed first entry of this map,
     *         or {@code null} if this map is empty
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> pollFirstEntry();

    /**
     *删除最大key结点
     *
     * @return the removed last entry of this map,
     *         or {@code null} if this map is empty
     */
    Map.Entry<K,V> pollLastEntry();

    /**
     * 获取相反顺序的map
     *
     */
    NavigableMap<K,V> descendingMap();

    /**
     * 返回key的升序迭代器
     * @return a navigable set view of the keys in this map
     */
    NavigableSet<K> navigableKeySet();

    /**
     * 返回key的降序迭代器
     * @return a reverse order navigable set view of the keys in this map
     */
    NavigableSet<K> descendingKeySet();

    /**
     * 子map 
     * @return a view of the portion of this map whose keys range from
     *         {@code fromKey} to {@code toKey}
     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code fromKey} and {@code toKey}
     *         cannot be compared to one another using this map's comparator
     *         (or, if the map has no comparator, using natural ordering).
     *         Implementations may, but are not required to, throw this
     *         exception if {@code fromKey} or {@code toKey}
     *         cannot be compared to keys currently in the map.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code fromKey} or {@code toKey}
     *         is null and this map does not permit null keys
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code fromKey} is greater than
     *         {@code toKey}; or if this map itself has a restricted
     *         range, and {@code fromKey} or {@code toKey} lies
     *         outside the bounds of the range
     */
    NavigableMap<K,V> subMap(K fromKey, boolean fromInclusive,
                             K toKey,   boolean toInclusive);

    /**
     * 小于等于toKey的map 
     *
     * <p>The returned map will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException}
     * on an attempt to insert a key outside its range.
     *
     * @param toKey high endpoint of the keys in the returned map
     * @param inclusive {@code true} if the high endpoint
     *        is to be included in the returned view
     * @return a view of the portion of this map whose keys are less than
     *         (or equal to, if {@code inclusive} is true) {@code toKey}
     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code toKey} is not compatible
     *         with this map's comparator (or, if the map has no comparator,
     *         if {@code toKey} does not implement {@link Comparable}).
     *         Implementations may, but are not required to, throw this
     *         exception if {@code toKey} cannot be compared to keys
     *         currently in the map.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code toKey} is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this map itself has a
     *         restricted range, and {@code toKey} lies outside the
     *         bounds of the range
     */
    NavigableMap<K,V> headMap(K toKey, boolean inclusive);

    /**
     * 大于等于key的map
     *
     * <p>The returned map will throw an {@code IllegalArgumentException}
     * on an attempt to insert a key outside its range.
     *
     * @param fromKey low endpoint of the keys in the returned map
     * @param inclusive {@code true} if the low endpoint
     *        is to be included in the returned view
     * @return a view of the portion of this map whose keys are greater than
     *         (or equal to, if {@code inclusive} is true) {@code fromKey}
     * @throws ClassCastException if {@code fromKey} is not compatible
     *         with this map's comparator (or, if the map has no comparator,
     *         if {@code fromKey} does not implement {@link Comparable}).
     *         Implementations may, but are not required to, throw this
     *         exception if {@code fromKey} cannot be compared to keys
     *         currently in the map.
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code fromKey} is null
     *         and this map does not permit null keys
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if this map itself has a
     *         restricted range, and {@code fromKey} lies outside the
     *         bounds of the range
     */
    NavigableMap<K,V> tailMap(K fromKey, boolean inclusive);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * <p>Equivalent to {@code subMap(fromKey, true, toKey, false)}.
     *
     * @throws ClassCastException       {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws NullPointerException     {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    SortedMap<K,V> subMap(K fromKey, K toKey);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * <p>Equivalent to {@code headMap(toKey, false)}.
     *
     * @throws ClassCastException       {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws NullPointerException     {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    SortedMap<K,V> headMap(K toKey);

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * <p>Equivalent to {@code tailMap(fromKey, true)}.
     *
     * @throws ClassCastException       {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws NullPointerException     {@inheritDoc}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException {@inheritDoc}
     */
    SortedMap<K,V> tailMap(K fromKey);
}