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package org.springframework.util;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;

Extension of the Map interface that stores multiple values. 
Author:
Arjen Poutsma
Type parameters:
<K> – the key type
<V> – the value element type
Since:
3.0/**
 * Extension of the {@code Map} interface that stores multiple values.
 *
 * @author Arjen Poutsma
 * @since 3.0
 * @param <K> the key type
 * @param <V> the value element type
 */
public interface MultiValueMap<K, V> extends Map<K, List<V>> {

	
Return the first value for the given key.
Params:
key – the key
Returns:
the first value for the specified key, or null if none/**
	 * Return the first value for the given key.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @return the first value for the specified key, or {@code null} if none
	 */
	@Nullable
	V getFirst(K key);

	
Add the given single value to the current list of values for the given key.
Params:
key – the key
value – the value to be added/**
	 * Add the given single value to the current list of values for the given key.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @param value the value to be added
	 */
	void add(K key, @Nullable V value);

	
Add all the values of the given list to the current list of values for the given key.
Params:
key – they key
values – the values to be added
Since:
5.0/**
	 * Add all the values of the given list to the current list of values for the given key.
	 * @param key they key
	 * @param values the values to be added
	 * @since 5.0
	 */
	void addAll(K key, List<? extends V> values);

	
Add all the values of the given MultiValueMap to the current values. 
Params:
values – the values to be added
Since:
5.0/**
	 * Add all the values of the given {@code MultiValueMap} to the current values.
	 * @param values the values to be added
	 * @since 5.0
	 */
	void addAll(MultiValueMap<K, V> values);

	
Set the given single value under the given key.
Params:
key – the key
value – the value to set/**
	 * Set the given single value under the given key.
	 * @param key the key
	 * @param value the value to set
	 */
	void set(K key, @Nullable V value);

	
Set the given values under.
Params:
values – the values./**
	 * Set the given values under.
	 * @param values the values.
	 */
	void setAll(Map<K, V> values);

	
Return a Map with the first values contained in this MultiValueMap. 
Returns:
a single value representation of this map/**
	 * Return a {@code Map} with the first values contained in this {@code MultiValueMap}.
	 * @return a single value representation of this map
	 */
	Map<K, V> toSingleValueMap();

}