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+/*
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+
+package java.util;
+
+/**
+ * The <code>Dictionary</code> class is the abstract parent of any
+ * class, such as <code>Hashtable</code>, which maps keys to values.
+ * Every key and every value is an object. In any one <tt>Dictionary</tt>
+ * object, every key is associated with at most one value. Given a
+ * <tt>Dictionary</tt> and a key, the associated element can be looked up.
+ * Any non-<code>null</code> object can be used as a key and as a value.
+ * <p>
+ * As a rule, the <code>equals</code> method should be used by
+ * implementations of this class to decide if two keys are the same.
+ * <p>
+ * <strong>NOTE: This class is obsolete. New implementations should
+ * implement the Map interface, rather than extending this class.</strong>
+ *
+ * @author unascribed
+ * @see java.util.Map
+ * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+ * @see java.lang.Object#hashCode()
+ * @see java.util.Hashtable
+ * @since 1.0
+ */
+public abstract
+class Dictionary<K,V> {
+ /**
+ * Sole constructor. (For invocation by subclass constructors, typically
+ * implicit.)
+ */
+ public Dictionary() {
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the number of entries (distinct keys) in this dictionary.
+ *
+ * @return the number of keys in this dictionary.
+ */
+ abstract public int size();
+
+ /**
+ * Tests if this dictionary maps no keys to value. The general contract
+ * for the <tt>isEmpty</tt> method is that the result is true if and only
+ * if this dictionary contains no entries.
+ *
+ * @return <code>true</code> if this dictionary maps no keys to values;
+ * <code>false</code> otherwise.
+ */
+ abstract public boolean isEmpty();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an enumeration of the keys in this dictionary. The general
+ * contract for the keys method is that an <tt>Enumeration</tt> object
+ * is returned that will generate all the keys for which this dictionary
+ * contains entries.
+ *
+ * @return an enumeration of the keys in this dictionary.
+ * @see java.util.Dictionary#elements()
+ * @see java.util.Enumeration
+ */
+ abstract public Enumeration<K> keys();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an enumeration of the values in this dictionary. The general
+ * contract for the <tt>elements</tt> method is that an
+ * <tt>Enumeration</tt> is returned that will generate all the elements
+ * contained in entries in this dictionary.
+ *
+ * @return an enumeration of the values in this dictionary.
+ * @see java.util.Dictionary#keys()
+ * @see java.util.Enumeration
+ */
+ abstract public Enumeration<V> elements();
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the value to which the key is mapped in this dictionary.
+ * The general contract for the <tt>isEmpty</tt> method is that if this
+ * dictionary contains an entry for the specified key, the associated
+ * value is returned; otherwise, <tt>null</tt> is returned.
+ *
+ * @return the value to which the key is mapped in this dictionary;
+ * @param key a key in this dictionary.
+ * <code>null</code> if the key is not mapped to any value in
+ * this dictionary.
+ * @exception NullPointerException if the <tt>key</tt> is <tt>null</tt>.
+ * @see java.util.Dictionary#put(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
+ */
+ abstract public V get(Object key);
+
+ /**
+ * Maps the specified <code>key</code> to the specified
+ * <code>value</code> in this dictionary. Neither the key nor the
+ * value can be <code>null</code>.
+ * <p>
+ * If this dictionary already contains an entry for the specified
+ * <tt>key</tt>, the value already in this dictionary for that
+ * <tt>key</tt> is returned, after modifying the entry to contain the
+ * new element. <p>If this dictionary does not already have an entry
+ * for the specified <tt>key</tt>, an entry is created for the
+ * specified <tt>key</tt> and <tt>value</tt>, and <tt>null</tt> is
+ * returned.
+ * <p>
+ * The <code>value</code> can be retrieved by calling the
+ * <code>get</code> method with a <code>key</code> that is equal to
+ * the original <code>key</code>.
+ *
+ * @param key the hashtable key.
+ * @param value the value.
+ * @return the previous value to which the <code>key</code> was mapped
+ * in this dictionary, or <code>null</code> if the key did not
+ * have a previous mapping.
+ * @exception NullPointerException if the <code>key</code> or
+ * <code>value</code> is <code>null</code>.
+ * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
+ * @see java.util.Dictionary#get(java.lang.Object)
+ */
+ abstract public V put(K key, V value);
+
+ /**
+ * Removes the <code>key</code> (and its corresponding
+ * <code>value</code>) from this dictionary. This method does nothing
+ * if the <code>key</code> is not in this dictionary.
+ *
+ * @param key the key that needs to be removed.
+ * @return the value to which the <code>key</code> had been mapped in this
+ * dictionary, or <code>null</code> if the key did not have a
+ * mapping.
+ * @exception NullPointerException if <tt>key</tt> is <tt>null</tt>.
+ */
+ abstract public V remove(Object key);
+}