SmartMapReference Interface

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SmartMapReference Interface

public interface SmartMapReference

An interface for classes that wrap a Map, and handle intelligent persistence of the Map's contents; i.e., only making database calls when necessary rather than updating the entire Map when only a subset of it has changed, etc.

All Known Implementing Classes
BMPBelongingSmartMapReference, PersistenceHelper.DefaultSmartMapReference

Method Summary
public Iterator
cursor()
Get an iterator of the Map's keys
public Map
getMap()
Get the wrapped map
public void
setMap(Map collection)
Set the entire map

Method Detail

cursor() Method

public Iterator cursor()
Get an iterator of the Map's keys

Returns

an iterator of the Map's keys

getMap() Method

public Map getMap()
Get the wrapped map

Returns

the Map contained in the wrapper

setMap(Map) Method

public void setMap(Map collection)
Set the entire map

Parameters

collection
the Map to wrap