5.3.3. MapCollection Class

The MapCollection class is a MIXIN class that defines the basic set of methods implemented by all collections that create a mapping from an index object to a value.

This class is defined as a MIXIN class. The following classes inherit from MapCollection: Directory, IdentityTable, Properties, Relation, Stem, StringTable, Table, and SetCollection classes Bag and Set.

Table 5.13. MapCollection Class

Object

Methods inherited from the Object class

Class (Metaclass)

Methods inherited from the Class class

+ Collection (Mixin Class)

Methods inherited from the Collection class

[] (Abstract Method)	equivalent	put (Abstract Method)
[]= (Abstract Method)	hasIndex	subset
allIndexes (Abstract Method)	hasItem	supplier
allItems (Abstract Method)	index (Abstract Method)	union
at (Abstract Method)	intersection	xor
difference	items
disjoint	makeArray

MapCollection (Mixin Class)

of (Class Method)

makeArray

putAll