org.geotools.util
Class CheckedHashMap

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractMap
      java.util.HashMap
          java.util.LinkedHashMap
              org.geotools.util.CheckedHashMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, org.opengis.util.Cloneable, java.util.Map, java.io.Serializable

public class CheckedHashMap

extends java.util.LinkedHashMap

implements org.opengis.util.Cloneable

Acts as a typed Map while we wait for Java 5.0.

Since:

2.1

Version:

$Id: CheckedHashMap.java 17672 2006-01-19 00:25:55Z desruisseaux $

Author:

Jody Garnett (Refractions Research), Martin Desruisseaux

See Also:

Serialized Form

To Do:

Provides synchronization facility on arbitrary lock, for use with the metadata package. The lock would be the metadata that owns this collection. Be carefull to update the lock after a clone (this work may be done in ).

Constructor Summary

CheckedHashMap(java.lang.Class keyType, java.lang.Class valueType)
Constructs a map of the specified type.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

put(java.lang.Object key, java.lang.Object value) Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map.

Methods inherited from class java.util.LinkedHashMap

clear, containsValue, get, removeEldestEntry

Methods inherited from class java.util.HashMap

clone, containsKey, entrySet, isEmpty, keySet, putAll, remove, size, values

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractMap

equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.opengis.util.Cloneable

clone

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Map

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

CheckedHashMap

public CheckedHashMap(java.lang.Class keyType,
                      java.lang.Class valueType)

Constructs a map of the specified type.

Parameters:

keyType - The key type (should not be null).

valueType - The value type (should not be null).

Method Detail

put

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

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

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 .