package java.util;
public interface Collection<E> extends Iterable<E> {
// Query Operations
/**
* Returns the number of elements in this collection. If this collection
* contains more than <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt> elements, returns
* <tt>Integer.MAX_VALUE</tt>.
*
* @return the number of elements in this collection
*/
//元素的数量
int size();
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains no elements.
*
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains no elements
*/
//有没有元素
boolean isEmpty();
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains the specified element.
* More formally, returns <tt>true</tt> if and only if this collection
* contains at least one element <tt>e</tt> such that
* <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>.
*
* @param o element whose presence in this collection is to be tested
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains the specified
* element
* @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element
* is incompatible with this collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
*/
//检查此元素是否在此集合内
//如果类型与此集合不符抛出ClassCastException
//如果此元素是null而且此集合不允许null,则会抛出NullPointerException
boolean contains(Object o);
/**
* Returns an iterator over the elements in this collection. There are no
* guarantees concerning the order in which the elements are returned
* (unless this collection is an instance of some class that provides a
* guarantee).
*
* @return an <tt>Iterator</tt> over the elements in this collection
*/
//返回一个迭代器,并不一定要求子类都需要返回有序的。对顺序没有要求
//如果迭代器有顺序,一切顺序以它的顺序为标准
Iterator<E> iterator();
/**
* Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.
* If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements
* are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in
* the same order.
*
* <p>The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are
* maintained by this collection. (In other words, this method must
* allocate a new array even if this collection is backed by an array).
* The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.
*
* <p>This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based
* APIs.
*
* @return an array containing all of the elements in this collection
*/
//返回一个包含所有元素的数组,如果迭代器是有序的,则此数组顺序与迭代器顺序相同
//colletion和array之间的桥梁,使得colletion类型的对象可以使用array类型的api
//要求是安全的,即返回此数组后,此colletion与它就完全没关系了,外界怎么改变此数组都不会影响此colletion
Object[] toArray();
/**
* Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection;
* the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.
* If the collection fits in the specified array, it is returned therein.
* Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the
* specified array and the size of this collection.
*
* <p>If this collection fits in the specified array with room to spare
* (i.e., the array has more elements than this collection), the element
* in the array immediately following the end of the collection is set to
* <tt>null</tt>. (This is useful in determining the length of this
* collection <i>only</i> if the caller knows that this collection does
* not contain any <tt>null</tt> elements.)
*
* <p>If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements
* are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in
* the same order.
*
* <p>Like the {@link #toArray()} method, this method acts as bridge between
* array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows
* precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may,
* under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.
*
* <p>Suppose <tt>x</tt> is a collection known to contain only strings.
* The following code can be used to dump the collection into a newly
* allocated array of <tt>String</tt>:
*
* <pre>
* String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);</pre>
*
* Note that <tt>toArray(new Object[0])</tt> is identical in function to
* <tt>toArray()</tt>.
*
* @param a the array into which the elements of this collection are to be
* stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same
* runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
* @return an array containing all of the elements in this collection
* @throws ArrayStoreException if the runtime type of the specified array
* is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in
* this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified array is null
*/
//
<T> T[] toArray(T[] a);
// Modification Operations
/**
* Ensures that this collection contains the specified element (optional
* operation). Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a
* result of the call. (Returns <tt>false</tt> if this collection does
* not permit duplicates and already contains the specified element.)<p>
*
* Collections that support this operation may place limitations on what
* elements may be added to this collection. In particular, some
* collections will refuse to add <tt>null</tt> elements, and others will
* impose restrictions on the type of elements that may be added.
* Collection classes should clearly specify in their documentation any
* restrictions on what elements may be added.<p>
*
* If a collection refuses to add a particular element for any reason
* other than that it already contains the element, it <i>must</i> throw
* an exception (rather than returning <tt>false</tt>). This preserves
* the invariant that a collection always contains the specified element
* after this call returns.
*
* @param e element whose presence in this collection is to be ensured
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the
* call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>add</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the element
* prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this
* time due to insertion restrictions
*/
//返回true,如果成功插入;返回false,如果此集合不允许重复,且且此元素已经在集合中。
//具体实现时,需要对可以插入什么元素进行限制,如,是否可以插入null,对插入元素的类型进行限制
//如果集合 不是因为重复而拒绝添加一个元素,一定要抛出异常而不是返回false,
//UnsupportedOperationException,如果此集合不支持add
//ClassCastException,如果元素类型与集合不符合
//NullPointerException,如果插入null且此集合不支持null
//IllegalArgumentException,如果此元素中的某些属性使它不能被添加
//IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this time
//due to insertion restrictions(不知道怎么翻译。。。)
boolean add(E e);
/**
* Removes a single instance of the specified element from this
* collection, if it is present (optional operation). More formally,
* removes an element <tt>e</tt> such that
* <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>, if
* this collection contains one or more such elements. Returns
* <tt>true</tt> if this collection contained the specified element (or
* equivalently, if this collection changed as a result of the call).
*
* @param o element to be removed from this collection, if present
* @return <tt>true</tt> if an element was removed as a result of this call
* @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element
* is incompatible with this collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>remove</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
*/
//从集合中移除一个元素(对象实例)
//移除一个元素e,e满足,如果此集合包含一个或者多个满足此条件
//返回true,如果确实找到满足的元素,并且删除了
//ClassCastException,NullPointerException,UnsupportedOperationException(同上)
boolean remove(Object o);
// Bulk Operations
//大块操作,大部分操作,对整体进行的操作
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains all of the elements
* in the specified collection.
*
* @param c collection to be checked for containment in this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains all of the elements
* in the specified collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in the specified collection are incompatible with this
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains one
* or more null elements and this collection does not permit null
* elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null.
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
//返回true,如果本集合包括传入参数集合中的所有元素
//ClassCastException,如果参数集合中某个或者多个元素不符合类型(可选)
//NullPointerException,如果参数集合中包含一个或多个null(可选),或者参数集合为null(必选)
boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this collection
* (optional operation). The behavior of this operation is undefined if
* the specified collection is modified while the operation is in progress.
* (This implies that the behavior of this call is undefined if the
* specified collection is this collection, and this collection is
* nonempty.)
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be added to this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>addAll</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of the specified
* collection prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains a
* null element and this collection does not permit null elements,
* or if the specified collection is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of an element of the
* specified collection prevents it from being added to this
* collection
* @throws IllegalStateException if not all the elements can be added at
* this time due to insertion restrictions
* @see #add(Object)
*/
//将参数集合中的所有元素加入本集合,此行为是不确定的,如果addAll操作时,参数集合也在被修改
//如:如果参数是本身,则结果是不明确的
//UnsupportedOperationException,ClassCastException,NullPointerException
//IllegalArgumentException,IllegalStateException(同上)
boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c);
/**
* Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the
* specified collection (optional operation). After this call returns,
* this collection will contain no elements in common with the specified
* collection.
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be removed from this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the
* call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>removeAll</tt> method
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in this collection are incompatible with the specified
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if this collection contains one or more
* null elements and the specified collection does not support
* null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null
* @see #remove(Object)
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
//移除本集合中所有与参数集合中某元素相同的元素,完成后,本集合将不包含任何与参数集合中某元素相同的集合
//UnsupportedOperationException,ClassCastException,NullPointerException
boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the
* specified collection (optional operation). In other words, removes from
* this collection all of its elements that are not contained in the
* specified collection.
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be retained in this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>retainAll</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in this collection are incompatible with the specified
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if this collection contains one or more
* null elements and the specified collection does not permit null
* elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null
* @see #remove(Object)
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
//仅保存本集合中与参数集合中某元素相同的元素,或者说,把参数集合中不包含的元素从本集合中除去
//UnsupportedOperationException,ClassCastException,NullPointerException
boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Removes all of the elements from this collection (optional operation).
* The collection will be empty after this method returns.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>clear</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
*/
//清除所有元素,完成后size为0
//UnsupportedOperationException
void clear();
// Comparison and hashing
//比较和哈希
/**
* Compares the specified object with this collection for equality. <p>
*
* While the <tt>Collection</tt> interface adds no stipulations to the
* general contract for the <tt>Object.equals</tt>, programmers who
* implement the <tt>Collection</tt> interface "directly" (in other words,
* create a class that is a <tt>Collection</tt> but is not a <tt>Set</tt>
* or a <tt>List</tt>) must exercise care if they choose to override the
* <tt>Object.equals</tt>. It is not necessary to do so, and the simplest
* course of action is to rely on <tt>Object</tt>'s implementation, but
* the implementor may wish to implement a "value comparison" in place of
* the default "reference comparison." (The <tt>List</tt> and
* <tt>Set</tt> interfaces mandate such value comparisons.)<p>
*
* The general contract for the <tt>Object.equals</tt> method states that
* equals must be symmetric (in other words, <tt>a.equals(b)</tt> if and
* only if <tt>b.equals(a)</tt>). The contracts for <tt>List.equals</tt>
* and <tt>Set.equals</tt> state that lists are only equal to other lists,
* and sets to other sets. Thus, a custom <tt>equals</tt> method for a
* collection class that implements neither the <tt>List</tt> nor
* <tt>Set</tt> interface must return <tt>false</tt> when this collection
* is compared to any list or set. (By the same logic, it is not possible
* to write a class that correctly implements both the <tt>Set</tt> and
* <tt>List</tt> interfaces.)
*
* @param o object to be compared for equality with this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this
* collection
*
* @see Object#equals(Object)
* @see Set#equals(Object)
* @see List#equals(Object)
*/
//比较参数与本集合是否qual
//去看看Object#equals(Object),Set#equals(Object),List#equals(Object)
//在实现中可以选择去override Object#equals(Object),(不是必要的,最后就用原本的)
//如果想要进行value comparison,而不是原本的reference comparison,则需要override(如Set和List)
//value comparison,即只要其中包含的元素相同,值相同,即使是不同的引用,也视为相同,返回true
boolean equals(Object o);
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this collection. While the
* <tt>Collection</tt> interface adds no stipulations to the general
* contract for the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method, programmers should
* take note that any class that overrides the <tt>Object.equals</tt>
* method must also override the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method in order
* to satisfy the general contract for the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method.
* In particular, <tt>c1.equals(c2)</tt> implies that
* <tt>c1.hashCode()==c2.hashCode()</tt>.
*
* @return the hash code value for this collection
*
* @see Object#hashCode()
* @see Object#equals(Object)
*/
//返回本集合的hash code value
//与上个方法呼应,override Object.equals的集合类必须也要相应地override Object.hashCode
//使得一定保证,若c1.equals(c2),则c1.hashCode()==c2.hashCode()
int hashCode();
}
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