Interface CompositeMap.MapMutator

public Object put(CompositeMap map,
                  Map[] composited,
                  Object key,
                  Object value)

Called when the CompositeMap.put() method is invoked.

Parameters:

map - the CompositeMap which is being modified

composited - array of Maps in the CompositeMap being modified

key - key with which the specified value is to be associated.

value - value to be associated with the specified key.

Returns:

previous value associated with specified key, or null if there was no mapping for key. A null return can also indicate that the map previously associated null with the specified key, if the implementation supports null values.

public void putAll(CompositeMap map,
                   Map[] composited,
                   Map mapToAdd)

Called when the CompositeMap.putAll() method is invoked.

Parameters:

map - the CompositeMap which is being modified

composited - array of Maps in the CompositeMap being modified

mapToAdd - Mappings to be stored in this CompositeMap

public void resolveCollision(CompositeMap composite,
                             Map existing,
                             Map added,
                             Collection intersect)

Called when adding a new Composited Map results in a key collision.

Parameters:

composite - the CompositeMap with the collision

existing - the Map already in the composite which contains the offending key

added - the Map being added

intersect - the intersection of the keysets of the existing and added maps