Package com.google.common.collect

Interface MapConstraint<K,V>

@GwtCompatible
@Beta
public interface MapConstraint<K,V>

A constraint on the keys and values that may be added to a Map or Multimap. For example, MapConstraints.notNull(), which prevents a map from including any null keys or values, could be implemented like this:

    

   public void checkKeyValue(Object key, Object value) {
     if (key == null || value == null) {
       throw new NullPointerException();
     }
   }
 

In order to be effective, constraints should be deterministic; that is, they should not depend on state that can change (such as external state, random variables, and time) and should only depend on the value of the passed-in key and value. A non-deterministic constraint cannot reliably enforce that all the collection's elements meet the constraint, since the constraint is only enforced when elements are added.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

MapConstraints, Constraint

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	checkKeyValue(K key, V value)	Throws a suitable RuntimeException if the specified key or value is illegal.
java.lang.String	toString()	Returns a brief human readable description of this constraint, such as "Not null".

Method Detail

checkKeyValue

void checkKeyValue(@Nullable
                   K key,
                   @Nullable
                   V value)

Throws a suitable RuntimeException if the specified key or value is illegal. Typically this is either a NullPointerException, an IllegalArgumentException, or a ClassCastException, though an application-specific exception class may be used if appropriate.

toString

java.lang.String toString()

Returns a brief human readable description of this constraint, such as "Not null".

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object