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package org.bson;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

A key-value map that can be saved to the database.
/**
 * A key-value map that can be saved to the database.
 */
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
public interface BSONObject {

    
Sets a name/value pair in this object.
Params:
key – Name to set
v –   Corresponding value
Returns:
the previous value associated with key, or null if there was no mapping for key. (A null return can also indicate that the map previously associated null with key.)/**
     * Sets a name/value pair in this object.
     *
     * @param key Name to set
     * @param v   Corresponding value
     * @return the previous value associated with {@code key}, or {@code null} if there was no mapping for {@code key}. (A
     * {@code null} return can also indicate that the map previously associated {@code null} with {@code key}.)
     */
    Object put(String key, Object v);

    
Sets all key/value pairs from an object into this object
Params:
o – the object/**
     * Sets all key/value pairs from an object into this object
     *
     * @param o the object
     */
    void putAll(BSONObject o);

    
Sets all key/value pairs from a map into this object
Params:
m – the map/**
     * Sets all key/value pairs from a map into this object
     *
     * @param m the map
     */
    void putAll(Map m);

    
Gets a field from this object by a given name.
Params:
key – The name of the field fetch
Returns:
The field, if found/**
     * Gets a field from this object by a given name.
     *
     * @param key The name of the field fetch
     * @return The field, if found
     */
    Object get(String key);

    
Returns a map representing this BSONObject.
Returns:
the map/**
     * Returns a map representing this BSONObject.
     *
     * @return the map
     */
    Map toMap();

    
Removes a field with a given name from this object.
Params:
key – The name of the field to remove
Returns:
The value removed from this object/**
     * Removes a field with a given name from this object.
     *
     * @param key The name of the field to remove
     * @return The value removed from this object
     */
    Object removeField(String key);

    
Deprecated
Params:
key – the key to check
Returns:
True if the key is present
Deprecated:
Please use containsField(String) instead/**
     * Deprecated
     *
     * @param key the key to check
     * @return True if the key is present
     * @deprecated Please use {@link #containsField(String)} instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    boolean containsKey(String key);

    
Checks if this object contains a field with the given name.
Params:
s – Field name for which to check
Returns:
True if the field is present/**
     * Checks if this object contains a field with the given name.
     *
     * @param s Field name for which to check
     * @return True if the field is present
     */
    boolean containsField(String s);

    
Returns this object's fields' names
Returns:
The names of the fields in this object/**
     * Returns this object's fields' names
     *
     * @return The names of the fields in this object
     */
    Set<String> keySet();
}