org.springframework.util

Interface MultiValueMap<K,V>

Type Parameters:

K - the key type

V - the value element type

All Superinterfaces:

Map<K,List<V>>

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpHeaders, LinkedMultiValueMap, StompHeaders, WebSocketHttpHeaders

public interface MultiValueMap<K,V>
extends Map<K,List<V>>

Extension of the Map interface that stores multiple values.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Arjen Poutsma

Nested Class Summary

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

Map.Entry<K,V>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	add(K key, V value) Add the given single value to the current list of values for the given key.
void	addAll(K key, List<? extends V> values) Add all the values of the given list to the current list of values for the given key.
void	addAll(MultiValueMap<K,V> values) Add all the values of the given MultiValueMap to the current values.
default void	addIfAbsent(K key, V value) Add the given value, only when the map does not contain the given key.
V	getFirst(K key) Return the first value for the given key.
void	set(K key, V value) Set the given single value under the given key.
void	setAll(Map<K,V> values) Set the given values under.
Map<K,V>	toSingleValueMap() Return a Map with the first values contained in this MultiValueMap.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

clear, compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, containsKey, containsValue, entrySet, equals, forEach, get, getOrDefault, hashCode, isEmpty, keySet, merge, put, putAll, putIfAbsent, remove, remove, replace, replace, replaceAll, size, values

Method Detail

getFirst

@Nullable
V getFirst(K key)

Return the first value for the given key.

Parameters:

key - the key

Returns:

the first value for the specified key, or null if none

add

void add(K key,
         @Nullable
         V value)

Add the given single value to the current list of values for the given key.

Parameters:

key - the key

value - the value to be added

addAll

void addAll(K key,
            List<? extends V> values)

Add all the values of the given list to the current list of values for the given key.

Parameters:

key - they key

values - the values to be added

Since:

5.0

addAll

void addAll(MultiValueMap<K,V> values)

Add all the values of the given MultiValueMap to the current values.

Parameters:

values - the values to be added

Since:

5.0

addIfAbsent

default void addIfAbsent(K key,
                         @Nullable
                         V value)

Add the given value, only when the map does not contain the given key.

Parameters:

key - the key

value - the value to be added

Since:

5.2

set

void set(K key,
         @Nullable
         V value)

Set the given single value under the given key.

Parameters:

key - the key

value - the value to set

setAll

void setAll(Map<K,V> values)

Set the given values under.

Parameters:

values - the values.

toSingleValueMap

Map<K,V> toSingleValueMap()

Return a Map with the first values contained in this MultiValueMap.

Returns:

a single value representation of this map