*
* @since 2.0
*
- * The %IMap interface represents a collection of key-value pairs. An %IMap instance
+ * The %IMap interface abstracts a collection of key-value pairs. An %IMap instance
* contains unique keys and each key maps to a single value.
* The key and value cannot be a @c null reference.
*
* Adds the specified key-value pair to the map.
*
* @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
- * @deprecated This method is deprecated because it has a problem of constant reference argument.
+ * @deprecated This method is deprecated because it has a problem of const reference argument.
* Instead of using this method, use Add(Object* pKey, Object* pValue).
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key to add
- * @param[in] value The corresponding value to add
+ * @param[in] key The key to add
+ * @param[in] value The corresponding value to add
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
* @exception E_OBJ_ALREADY_EXIST The specified @c key already exists.
- * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer and not the element itself.
+ * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer; not the element itself.
* @see Remove()
* @endif
*/
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] pKey A pointer to the key to add
- * @param[in] pValue A pointer to the corresponding value to add
+ * @param[in] pKey The pointer to key to add
+ * @param[in] pValue The pointer to corresponding value to add
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
* @exception E_OBJ_ALREADY_EXIST The specified @c pKey already exists.
- * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer and not the element itself.
+ * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer; not the element itself.
* @see Remove()
*/
virtual result Add(Object* pKey, Object* pValue) = 0;
/**
- * Checks whether the key exists. If the key does not exist, the Add() method is called. Unless, the SetValue() method is called.
+ * Checks if the key exists. If the key does not exist, Add() is called. Unless, SetValue() is called.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] pKey A pointer to the key to add
- * @param[in] pValue A pointer to the corresponding value to add
+ * @param[in] pKey The pointer to key to add
+ * @param[in] pValue The pointer to corresponding value to add
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer and not the element itself.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer; not the element itself.
* @see Add(Object*, Object*)
* @see SetValue()
*/
}
/**
- * Gets the value associated to the specified @c key.
+ * Gets the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return The value associated to the specified key, @n
+ * @return The value associated with the specified key, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
- * @param[in] key The key used to find the associated value
+ * @param[in] key The key to find the associated value
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - The specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key has not been found in the map.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG The specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key is not found in the map.
* @remarks The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see SetValue()
*/
virtual const Object* GetValue(const Object& key) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets the value associated to the specified @c key.
+ * Gets the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return The value associated to the specified key, @n
+ * @return The value associated with the specified key, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
- * @param[in] key The key used to find the associated value
+ * @param[in] key The key to find the associated value
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - The specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key has not been found in the map.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG The specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key is not found in the map.
* @remarks The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see SetValue()
*/
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return A pointer to the list of all the keys in the map, @n
+ * @return A pointer to a list of all the keys in the map, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @remarks
* - The order of the keys is the same as the corresponding values in the IList interface returned by the GetValuesN() method.
- * - The %IList interface stores just the pointers to the elements in the map and not the elements themselves.
+ * - The %IList interface stores just the pointers to the elements in the map, not the elements themselves.
* - The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
+ * @see GetValuesN()
*/
virtual IList* GetKeysN(void) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets the list of all the values in the map.
+ * Gets a list of all the values in the map.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return A pointer to the list of all the values in the map, @n
+ * @return A pointer to a list of all the values in the map, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @remarks
- * - The IList interface stores just the pointers to the elements in the map and not the elements themselves.
+ * - The IList stores just the pointers to the elements in the map, not the elements themselves.
* - The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see GetKeysN()
*/
virtual IList* GetValuesN(void) const = 0;
/**
- * Removes the value associated to the specified @c key.
+ * Removes the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key to remove
- * @param[in] forceDeletion Set to @c true to deallocate the object, @n
- * else @c false
+ * @param[in] key The key to remove
+ * @param[in] forceDeletion Set to @c true to deallocate the object, @n
+ * else @c false
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key has not been found in the map.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key is not found in the map.
* @remarks
- * - Based on the specified element deleter, the remove operation not only gets rid of an element from the list, but also deletes its object instance. @n
- * The element deleter style is recommended rather than using @c forceDeletetion in the removing method. @n
- * If both the element deleter and the @c forceDeletion are set, the remove operation follows the @c forceDeletion setting.
+ * - Based on the specified element deleter, the remove operation not only gets rid of an element from a list, but also deletes its object instance. @n
+ * The element deleter style is recommended rather than using the @c forceDeletetion argument in the remove method. @n
+ * If both an element deleter and forceDeleteion are set, the remove operation follows @c forceDeletion setting.
* - Remove(key, @b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
}
/**
- * Removes the value associated to the specified @c key.
+ * Removes the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the value is removed
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the value is to remove
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - The specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key has not been found in the map.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key is not found in the map.
* @see Add(Object*, Object*)
*/
virtual result Remove(const Object& key) = 0;
/**
* Removes all the object pointers in the collection. @n
- * If @c forceDeletion is set to @c true, the method also removes all the objects. The %RemoveAll() method can be called before deleting the collection.
+ * If the @c forceDeletion parameter is set to @c true, the method also removes all the objects. This method can be called before deleting the collection.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @param[in] forceDeletion Set to @c true to deallocate all the objects, @n
* else @c false
* @remarks
- * - Based on the specified element deleter, the remove operation not only gets rid of an element from the list, but also deletes its object instance. @n
- * The element deleter style is recommended rather than using @c forceDeletetion in the removing method. @n
- * If both the element deleter and the @c forceDeletion are set, the remove operation follows the @c forceDeletion setting.
+ * - Based on the specified element deleter, the remove operation not only gets rid of an element from a list, but also deletes its object instance. @n
+ * The element deleter style is recommended rather than using the @c forceDeletetion argument in the remove method. @n
+ * If both an element deleter and forceDeleteion are set, the remove operation follows @c forceDeletion setting.
* - RemoveAll(@b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
}
/**
- * Removes all the object pointers from the collection. @n
+ * Removes all the object pointers in the collection. @n
*
* @since 2.0
*/
virtual void RemoveAll(void) = 0;
/**
- * Replaces the value associated to the specified @c key with the specified @c value.
+ * Replaces the value associated with the specified key with the specified value.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the value is replaced
- * @param[in] value The new value
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the value is to replace
+ * @param[in] value The new value
* @param[in] forceDeletion Set to @c true to deallocate the object, @n
* else @c false
- * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key has not been found in the map.
+ * @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key is not found in the map.
* @remarks
* - Use the Add(Object*, Object*) method to add a new key-value pair.
- * - Based on the specified element deleter, the set operation not only gets rid of an element from the list, but also deletes its object instance. @n
- * The element deleter style is recommended rather than using @c forceDeletetion in the set method. @n
- * If both the element deleter and the @c forceDeletion are set, the set operation follows the @c forceDeletion setting.
+ * - Based on the specified element deleter, the set operation not only gets rid of an element from a list, but also deletes its object instance. @n
+ * The element deleter style is recommended rather than using the @c forceDeletetion argument in the set method. @n
+ * If both an element deleter and forceDeleteion are set, the set operation follows @c forceDeletion setting.
* - SetValue(key, value, @b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
}
/**
- * Replaces the value associated to the specified @c key with the specified @c value.
+ * Replaces the value associated with the specified key with the specified value.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the value is replaced
- * @param[in] pValue A pointer to the new value
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the value is to replace
+ * @param[in] pValue The pointer to new value
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key has not been found in the map.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The specified @c key is not found in the map.
* @remarks Use the Add(Object*, Object*) method to add a new key-value pair.
* @see GetValue()
*/
/**
* @if OSPDEPREC
- * Checks whether the map contains the specified @c key.
+ * Checks whether the map contains the specified key.
*
* @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
- * @deprecated This method is deprecated because it transfers the result of the comparison in an out-parameter form.
- * The return type is changed into boolean and this method returns the result.
+ * @deprecated This method is deprecated because it transfers a result of comparison in out-parameter form.
+ * The return type will be changed into boolean type and this method will return the result.
* Instead of using this method, use bool ContainsKey(const Object& key).
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key to locate
- * @param[out] out Set to @c true if the map contains the specified key, @n
- * else @c false
+ * @param[in] key The key to locate
+ * @param[out] out Set to @c true if the map contains the specified key, @n
+ * else @c false
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
* @see ContainsValue()
* @endif
*/
}
/**
- * Checks whether the map contains the specified @c key.
+ * Checks whether the map contains the specified key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* else @c false
* @param[in] key The key to locate
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @exception E_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
- * - The specified input parameter is invalid.
- * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @exception E_INVALID_ARG A specified input parameter is invalid, or
+ * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
* @remarks The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see ContainsValue()
*/
virtual bool ContainsKey(const Object& key) const = 0;
/**
- * Checks whether the map contains the specified @c value.
+ * Checks whether the map contains the specified value.
*
* @since 2.0
*
virtual bool ContainsValue(const Object& value) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets an instance of IMapEnumerator for the map.
+ * Gets an instance of the IMapEnumerator for the map.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return An instance of IMapEnumerator for this map, @n
+ * @return IMapEnumerator object of this map, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
* @remarks The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see IEnumerator
+ * @see IMapEnumerator
*/
virtual IMapEnumerator* GetMapEnumeratorN(void) const = 0;