2.1/user/super/com/google/gwt/emul/java/util/SortedMap.java

/*
 * Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
 * the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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 */
package java.util;

/**
 * A map with ordering. <a
 * href="http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/util/SortedMap.html">[Sun
 * docs]</a>
 * 
 * @param <K> key type.
 * @param <V> value type.
 */
public interface SortedMap<K, V> extends Map<K, V> {

  Comparator<? super K> comparator();

  K firstKey();

  SortedMap<K, V> headMap(K toKey);

  K lastKey();

  SortedMap<K, V> subMap(K fromKey, K toKey);

  SortedMap<K, V> tailMap(K fromKey);
}