public interface IMap<TKey, TValue> : IDistributedObject

Public Interface IMap(Of TKey, TValue)
	Inherits IDistributedObject

generic<typename TKey, typename TValue>
public interface class IMap : IDistributedObject

type IMap<'TKey, 'TValue> =  
    interface
        interface IDistributedObject
    end

Type Parameters

TKey

type of the Key

TValue

type of the Value

The IMapTKey, TValue type exposes the following members.

	Name	Description
	AddEntryListener(IEntryListenerTKey, TValue, Boolean)	Adds an entry listener for this map.
	AddEntryListener(IEntryListenerTKey, TValue, IPredicate, Boolean)	Adds an continuous entry listener for this map.
	AddEntryListener(IEntryListenerTKey, TValue, TKey, Boolean)	Adds the specified entry listener for the specified key.
	AddEntryListener(IEntryListenerTKey, TValue, IPredicate, TKey, Boolean)	Adds an continuous entry listener for this map.
	AddIndex	Adds an index to this map for the specified entries so that queries can run faster.
	AddInterceptor	Adds an interceptor for this map.
	Clear	Removes all of the mappings from this map (optional operation).
	ContainsKey	Determines whether this map contains an entry for the specified key.
	ContainsValue	Determines whether this map contains one or more keys to the specified value
	Delete	Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present (optional operation).
	Destroy	Destroys this object cluster-wide. (Inherited from IDistributedObject.)
	EntrySet	Returns a ICollectionT clone of the mappings contained in this map. The set is NOT backed by the map, so changes to the map are NOT reflected in the set, and vice-versa.
	EntrySet(IPredicate)	Queries the map based on the specified predicate and returns the matching entries.
	Evict	Evicts the specified key from this map.
	EvictAll	Evicts all keys from this map except the locked ones.
	Flush	If this map has a MapStore this method flushes all the local dirty entries by calling MapStore.storeAll() and/or MapStore.deleteAll()
	ForceUnlock	Releases the lock for the specified key regardless of the lock owner.
	Get	Returns the value for the specified key, or null if this map does not contain this key.
	GetAll	Returns the entries for the given keys.
	GetAsync	Asynchronously gets the given key.
	GetEntryView	Returns the EntryView for the specified key.
	GetName	Returns the unique name for this IDistributedObject. (Inherited from IDistributedObject.)
	GetPartitionKey	Returns the key of partition this IDistributedObject is assigned to. (Inherited from IDistributedObject.)
	GetServiceName	Returns the service name for this object. (Inherited from IDistributedObject.)
	IsEmpty	Returns true if this map contains no entries.
	IsLocked	Checks the lock for the specified key.
	KeySet	Returns a set clone of the keys contained in this map.
	KeySet(IPredicate)	Queries the map based on the specified predicate and returns the keys of matching entries.
	Lock(TKey)	Acquires the lock for the specified key.
	Lock(TKey, Int64, TimeUnit)	Acquires the lock for the specified key for the specified lease time.
	Put(TKey, TValue)	Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map If the map previously contained a mapping for the key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.
	Put(TKey, TValue, Int64, TimeUnit)	Puts an entry into this map with a given ttl (time to live) value.
	PutAll	Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map
	PutAsync(TKey, TValue)	Asynchronously puts the given key and value.
	PutAsync(TKey, TValue, Int64, TimeUnit)	Asynchronously puts the given key and value into this map with a given ttl (time to live) value.
	PutIfAbsent(TKey, TValue)	If the specified key is not already associated with a value, associate it with the given value.
	PutIfAbsent(TKey, TValue, Int64, TimeUnit)	Puts an entry into this map with a given ttl (time to live) value if the specified key is not already associated with a value.
	PutTransient	Same as Put(TKey, TValue, Int64, TimeUnit) but MapStore, if defined, will not be called to store/persist the entry. If ttl is 0, then the entry lives forever.
	Remove(Object)	Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present.
	Remove(Object, Object)	Removes the entry for a key only if currently mapped to a given value.
	RemoveAsync	Asynchronously removes the given key.
	RemoveEntryListener	Removes the specified entry listener Returns silently if there is no such listener added before.
	RemoveInterceptor	Removes the given interceptor for this map.
	Replace(TKey, TValue)	Replaces the entry for a key only if currently mapped to some value.
	Replace(TKey, TValue, TValue)	Replaces the entry for a key only if currently mapped to a given value.
	Set(TKey, TValue)	Puts an entry into this map.
	Set(TKey, TValue, Int64, TimeUnit)	Puts an entry into this map with a given ttl (time to live) value.
	Size	Returns the number of entries in this map.
	TryLock(TKey)	Tries to acquire the lock for the specified key.
	TryLock(TKey, Int64, TimeUnit)	Tries to acquire the lock for the specified key.
	TryLock(TKey, Int64, TimeUnit, Int64, TimeUnit)	Tries to acquire the lock for the specified key for the specified lease time.
	TryPut	Tries to put the given key, value into this map within specified timeout value.
	TryRemove	Tries to remove the entry with the given key from this map within specified timeout value.
	Unlock	Releases the lock for the specified key.
	Values	Returns a collection clone of the values contained in this map.
	Values(IPredicate)	Queries the map based on the specified predicate and returns the values of matching entries.

This class is not a general-purpose ConcurrentMap implementation! While this class implements the Map interface, it intentionally violates Map's general contract, which mandates the use of the Equals method when comparing objects. Instead of the Equals method this implementation compares the serialized byte version of the objects.

Gotchas:

• Methods, including but not limited to Get, ContainsKey, ContainsValue, Evict, Remove, Put, PutIfAbsent, Replace, Lock, Unlock, do not use GetHashCode and Equals implementations of keys, instead they use GetHashCode and Equals of binary (serialized) forms of the objects.
• Get method returns a clone of original values, modifying the returned value does not change the actual value in the map. One should put modified value back to make changes visible to all nodes. For additional info see IMap<K, V>.Get(object)
• Methods, including but not limited to keySet, values, entrySet, return a collection clone of the values. The collection is NOT backed by the map, so changes to the map are NOT reflected in the collection, and vice-versa.

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