jdk源码分析之Collection

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();
}