package org.jfree.data;
import java.util.List;
/**
* An ordered list of (key, value) items where the keys are unique and
* non-<code>null</code>.
*
* @see Values
* @see DefaultKeyedValues
*/
public interface KeyedValues extends Values {
/**
* Returns the key associated with an item (value).
*
* @param index the item index (in the range <code>0</code> to
* <code>getItemCount() - 1</code>).
*
* @return The key (never <code>null</code>).
*
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if <code>index</code> is not in the
* specified range.
*/
public Comparable getKey(int index);
/**
* Returns the index for a given key.
*
* @param key the key (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*
* @return The index, or <code>-1</code> if the key is unrecognised.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>key</code> is
* <code>null</code>.
*/
public int getIndex(Comparable key);
/**
* Returns the keys for the values in the collection. Note that you can
* access the values in this collection by key or by index. For this
* reason, the key order is important - this method should return the keys
* in order. The returned list may be unmodifiable.
*
* @return The keys (never <code>null</code>).
*/
public List getKeys();
/**
* Returns the value for a given key.
*
* @param key the key.
*
* @return The value (possibly <code>null</code>).
*
* @throws UnknownKeyException if the key is not recognised.
*/
public Number getValue(Comparable key);
}