public final class

StaticBucketMap

extends Object
implements Map<K, V>
java.lang.Object
   ↳ org.apache.commons.collections.map.StaticBucketMap

Class Overview

A StaticBucketMap is an efficient, thread-safe implementation of java.util.Map that performs well in in a highly thread-contentious environment. The map supports very efficient get, put, remove and containsKey operations, assuming (approximate) uniform hashing and that the number of entries does not exceed the number of buckets. If the number of entries exceeds the number of buckets or if the hash codes of the objects are not uniformly distributed, these operations have a worst case scenario that is proportional to the number of elements in the map (O(n)).

Each bucket in the hash table has its own monitor, so two threads can safely operate on the map at the same time, often without incurring any monitor contention. This means that you don't have to wrap instances of this class with synchronizedMap(Map); instances are already thread-safe. Unfortunately, however, this means that this map implementation behaves in ways you may find disconcerting. Bulk operations, such as putAll or the retainAll operation in collection views, are not atomic. If two threads are simultaneously executing 

   staticBucketMapInstance.putAll(map);
and 
   staticBucketMapInstance.entrySet().removeAll(map.entrySet());
then the results are generally random. Those two statement could cancel each other out, leaving staticBucketMapInstance essentially unchanged, or they could leave some random subset of map in staticBucketMapInstance.

Also, much like an encyclopedia, the results of size() and isEmpty() are out-of-date as soon as they are produced.

The iterators returned by the collection views of this class are not fail-fast. They will never raise a java.util.ConcurrentModificationException. Keys and values added to the map after the iterator is created do not necessarily appear during iteration. Similarly, the iterator does not necessarily fail to return keys and values that were removed after the iterator was created.

Finally, unlike HashMap-style implementations, this class never rehashes the map. The number of buckets is fixed at construction time and never altered. Performance may degrade if you do not allocate enough buckets upfront.

The atomic(Runnable) method is provided to allow atomic iterations and bulk operations; however, overuse of atomic will basically result in a map that's slower than an ordinary synchronized HashMap. Use this class if you do not require reliable bulk operations and iterations, or if you can make your own guarantees about how bulk operations will affect the map.

Summary

Public Constructors
StaticBucketMap()
Initializes the map with the default number of buckets (255).
StaticBucketMap(int numBuckets)
Initializes the map with a specified number of buckets.
Public Methods
void atomic(Runnable r)
Prevents any operations from occurring on this map while the given Runnable executes.
void clear()
Clears the map of all entries.
boolean containsKey(Object key)
Checks if the map contains the specified key.
boolean containsValue(Object value)
Checks if the map contains the specified value.
Set entrySet()
Gets the entry set.
boolean equals(Object obj)
Compares this map to another, as per the Map specification.
Object get(Object key)
Gets the value associated with the key.
int hashCode()
Gets the hash code, as per the Map specification.
boolean isEmpty()
Checks if the size is currently zero.
Set keySet()
Gets the key set.
Object put(Object key, Object value)
Puts a new key value mapping into the map.
void putAll(Map map)
Puts all the entries from the specified map into this map.
Object remove(Object key)
Removes the specified key from the map.
int size()
Gets the current size of the map.
Collection values()
Gets the values.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.util.Map

Public Constructors

public StaticBucketMap ()

Initializes the map with the default number of buckets (255).

public StaticBucketMap (int numBuckets)

Initializes the map with a specified number of buckets. The number of buckets is never below 17, and is always an odd number (StaticBucketMap ensures this). The number of buckets is inversely proportional to the chances for thread contention. The fewer buckets, the more chances for thread contention. The more buckets the fewer chances for thread contention.

Parameters
numBuckets the number of buckets for this map

Public Methods

public void atomic (Runnable r)

Prevents any operations from occurring on this map while the given Runnable executes. This method can be used, for instance, to execute a bulk operation atomically: 

    staticBucketMapInstance.atomic(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            staticBucketMapInstance.putAll(map);
        }
    });
It can also be used if you need a reliable iterator: 
    staticBucketMapInstance.atomic(new Runnable() {
        public void run() {
            Iterator iterator = staticBucketMapInstance.iterator();
            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
                foo(iterator.next();
            }
        }
    });
Implementation note: This method requires a lot of time and a ton of stack space. Essentially a recursive algorithm is used to enter each bucket's monitor. If you have twenty thousand buckets in your map, then the recursive method will be invoked twenty thousand times. You have been warned.

Parameters
r the code to execute atomically

public void clear ()

Clears the map of all entries.

public boolean containsKey (Object key)

Checks if the map contains the specified key.

Parameters
key the key to check
Returns
  • true if found

public boolean containsValue (Object value)

Checks if the map contains the specified value.

Parameters
value the value to check
Returns
  • true if found

public Set entrySet ()

Gets the entry set.

Returns
  • the entry set

public boolean equals (Object obj)

Compares this map to another, as per the Map specification.

Parameters
obj the object to compare to
Returns
  • true if equal

public Object get (Object key)

Gets the value associated with the key.

Parameters
key the key to retrieve
Returns
  • the associated value

public int hashCode ()

Gets the hash code, as per the Map specification.

Returns
  • the hash code

public boolean isEmpty ()

Checks if the size is currently zero.

Returns
  • true if empty

public Set keySet ()

Gets the key set.

Returns
  • the key set

public Object put (Object key, Object value)

Puts a new key value mapping into the map.

Parameters
key the key to use
value the value to use
Returns
  • the previous mapping for the key

public void putAll (Map map)

Puts all the entries from the specified map into this map. This operation is not atomic and may have undesired effects.

Parameters
map the map of entries to add

public Object remove (Object key)

Removes the specified key from the map.

Parameters
key the key to remove
Returns
  • the previous value at this key

public int size ()

Gets the current size of the map. The value is computed fresh each time the method is called.

Returns
  • the current size

public Collection values ()

Gets the values.

Returns
  • the values