*
* @since 2.0
*
- * The %IMultiMap interface abstracts a collection of key-value pairs.
- * There is no limit on the number of elements with the same key, but duplicated elements with the same key are not allowed.
+ * The %IMultiMap interface represents a collection of key-value pairs.
+ * There is no limit on the number of elements having the same key, but duplicate elements with the same key are not allowed.
* The key and value cannot be a @c null reference.
* @n
* For more information on the class features, see <a href="../org.tizen.native.appprogramming/html/guide/base/hashmap_multihashmap.htm">HashMap and MultiHashMap</a>.
* Adds the specified key-value pair to the map.
*
* @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
- * @deprecated This method is deprecated because it has a problem of const reference argument.
+ * @deprecated This method is deprecated because it has a problem of constant 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 A specified input parameter is invalid, or
- * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @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_ALREADY_EXIST The specified @c key and @c value already exist.
- * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer; not the element itself.
+ * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer and not the element itself.
* @see Remove()
* @endif
*/
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] pKey The pointer to key to add
- * @param[in] pValue The pointer to corresponding value to add
+ * @param[in] pKey A pointer to the key to add
+ * @param[in] pValue A pointer to the corresponding value to add
* @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_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_ALREADY_EXIST The specified @c pKey and @c pValue already exist.
- * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer; not the element itself.
+ * @remarks This method performs a shallow copy. It adds just the pointer and not the element itself.
* @see Remove()
*/
virtual result Add(Object* pKey, Object* pValue) = 0;
virtual int GetCount(void) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets the number of values with keys matching the specified key.
+ * Gets the number of values with keys matching the specified @c key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return The number of values with keys matching the specified key
- * @param[in] key The key to locate in the map
- * @param[out] count The number of values with keys matching the specified key
+ * @param[in] key The key to locate in the map
+ * @param[out] count The number of values with keys matching the specified key
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
- * @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.
+ * @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.
*/
virtual result GetCount(const Object& key, int& count) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets an enumerator of the values associated with the specified key.
+ * Gets the enumerator of the values associated with the specified @c key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return An instance of the IEnumerator derived class with the values associated with the specified key, @n
+ * @return An instance of the IEnumerator derived class that contains the values associated with the specified key, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @param[in] key The key to locate 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.
+ * @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.
* @remarks The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
*/
virtual IEnumerator* GetValuesN(const Object& key) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets a list of all unique keys in the map.
+ * Gets the list of all the unique keys in the map.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return A pointer to a list of all unique keys in the map, @n
+ * @return A pointer to the list of all the unique keys in the map, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @remarks
- * - The %IList stores just the pointers to the elements in the map, not the elements themselves.
+ * - The IList stores just the pointers to the elements in the map and not the elements themselves.
* - The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see GetValuesN()
*/
virtual IList* GetKeysN(void) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets a list of all the values in the map.
+ * Gets the list of all the values in the map.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return A pointer to a list of all the values in the map, @n
+ * @return A pointer to the list of all the values in the map, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @remarks
- * - The IList stores just the pointers to the elements in the map, not the elements themselves.
+ * - The IList stores just the pointers to the elements in the map and not the elements themselves.
* - The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see SetValue()
*/
virtual IList* GetValuesN(void) const = 0;
/**
- * Removes all the values associated with the specified key.
+ * Removes all the values associated with the specified @c key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the associated values need to remove
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the associated values are removed
* @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 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.
+ * @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.
* @remarks
- * - 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.
+ * - 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 forceDeleteion are set, the remove operation follows the @c forceDeletion setting.
* - Remove(key, @b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
}
/**
- * Removes all the values associated with the specified key.
+ * Removes all the values associated with the specified @c key.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the associated values need to remove
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the associated values are removed
* @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.
+ * @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.
* @see Add(Object*, Object*)
*/
virtual result Remove(const Object& key) = 0;
/**
- * Removes the specified value associated with the specified key. @n
- * The key is also removed if there are no more values associated with it.
+ * Removes the specified @c value associated with the specified @c key. @n
+ * The @c key is also removed if there are no more values associated with it.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the mapping is to remove from the map
- * @param[in] value The value to remove
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the mapping is removed from the map
+ * @param[in] value The value 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 A specified input parameter is invalid, or
- * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The @c key and @c value pair is not found in the map.
+ * @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 and the specified @c value pair has not been found in the map.
* @remarks
- * - 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.
+ * - 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 forceDeleteion are set, the remove operation follows the @c forceDeletion setting.
* - Remove(key, value, @b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
}
/**
- * Removes the specified value associated with the specified key. @n
- * The key is also removed if there are no more values associated with it.
+ * Removes the specified @c value associated with the specified @c key. @n
+ * The @c key is also removed if there are no more values associated with it.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the mapping is to remove from the map
- * @param[in] value The value to remove
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the mapping is removed from the map
+ * @param[in] value The value to remove
* @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 @c key and @c value pair is not found in the map.
+ * @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 and the specified @c value pair has not been found in the map.
* @see Add(Object*, Object*)
*/
virtual result Remove(const Object& key, const Object& value) = 0;
/**
* Removes all the object pointers in the collection. @n
- * 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.
+ * If @c forceDeletion 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 objects, @n
* else @c false
* @remarks
- * - 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.
+ * - 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.
* - RemoveAll(@b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
/**
* Removes all the object pointers in the collection. @n
- * This method can be called before deleting the collection.
+ * The %RemoveAll() method can be called before deleting the collection.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
virtual void RemoveAll(void) = 0;
/**
- * Replaces the specified value associated with the specified key with a new value.
+ * Replaces the specified @c value associated with the specified @c key with a @c newValue.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the associated value needs to replace
- * @param[in] value The value associated with the key
- * @param[in] newValue The new value
- * @param[in] forceDeletion Set to @c true to deallocate the object, @n
- * else @c false
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the associated value is replaced
+ * @param[in] value The value associated with the key
+ * @param[in] newValue 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 A specified input parameter is invalid, or
- * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
- * @exception E_OBJ_NOT_FOUND The key-value pair is not found in the map.
+ * @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 key-value pair has not been 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 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.
+ * - 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 forceDeleteion are set, the set operation follows the @c forceDeletion setting.
* - SetValue(key, value, newValue, @b true) internally works as the below code:
* @code
* DeleterFunctionType deleter = GetDeleter();
}
/**
- * Replaces the specified value associated with the specified key with a new value.
+ * Replaces the specified @c value associated with the specified @c key with a @c pNewValue.
*
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key for which the associated value needs to replace
- * @param[in] value The value associated with the key
- * @param[in] pNewValue The pointer to new value
+ * @param[in] key The key for which the associated value is replaced
+ * @param[in] value The value associated with the key
+ * @param[in] pNewValue A pointer to the new value
* @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 key-value pair is not found in the map.
+ * @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 key-value pair has not been found in the map.
* @remarks Use the Add(Object*, Object*) method to add a new key-value pair.
* @see GetValuesN()
*/
* Checks whether the map contains the specified key-value pair.
*
* @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
- * @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.
+ * @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.
* Instead of using this method, use bool Contains(const Object& key, const Object& value).
* @since 2.0
*
* @return An error code
- * @param[in] key The key to locate
- * @param[in] value The value to locate
- * @param[out] out Set to @c true if the map contains the specified key-value pair, @n
- * else @c false
+ * @param[in] key The key to locate
+ * @param[in] value The value to locate
+ * @param[out] out Set to @c true if the map contains the specified key-value pair, @n
+ * else @c false
* @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_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
+ * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
+ * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
* @see ContainsKey()
* @see ContainsValue()
* @endif
*
* @return @c true if the map contains the specified key-value pair, @n
* else @c false
- * @param[in] key The key to locate
- * @param[in] value The value to locate
+ * @param[in] key The key to locate
+ * @param[in] value The value to locate
* @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_INVALID_ARG Either of the following conditions has occurred:
+ * - A specified input parameter is invalid.
+ * - The comparer has failed to compare the keys.
* @remarks The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see ContainsKey(const Object&) const
* @see ContainsValue()
/**
* @if OSPDEPREC
- * Checks whether the map contains the specified key.
+ * Checks whether the map contains the specified @c key.
*
* @brief <i> [Deprecated] </i>
- * @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.
+ * @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.
* 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 A specified input parameter is invalid, or
- * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @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.
* @see ContainsValue()
* @see Contains(const Object&, const Object&)
* @endif
}
/**
- * Checks whether the map contains the specified key.
+ * Checks whether the map contains the specified @c 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 A specified input parameter is invalid, or
- * the comparer has failed to compare the keys.
+ * @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 The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see ContainsValue()
* @see Contains(const Object&, const Object&) const
virtual bool ContainsKey(const Object& key) const = 0;
/**
- * Checks whether the map contains the specified value.
+ * Checks whether the map contains the specified @c value.
*
* @since 2.0
*
virtual bool ContainsValue(const Object& value) const = 0;
/**
- * Gets an enumerator of the map.
+ * Gets the enumerator of the map.
*
* @since 2.0
*
- * @return An instance of the IMapEnumerator class for the map, @n
+ * @return An instance of IMapEnumerator for the map, @n
* else @c null if an exception occurs
* @exception E_SUCCESS The method is successful.
* @remarks
* {A: a}, {B: b}, {B: c}, {B, d}, {C: e}, ...
* - The specific error code can be accessed using the GetLastResult() method.
* @see IEnumerator
- * @see IMapEnumerator
*/
virtual IMapEnumerator* GetMapEnumeratorN(void) const = 0;