This class wraps a HashMap and provides methods by which key objects can be associated with counting values
//package org.groovymud.utils; /* Copyright 2008 Matthew Corby-Eaglen * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ import java.util.Collection; import java.util.HashMap; import java.util.HashSet; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Set; /** * This class wraps a HashMap and provides methods by which key * objects can be associated with "counting" values. * * useful for timers or other such counting effects * * e.g * countingMap.put(object); // puts (object, 0) into the map * countingMap.increment(object) // adds 1 to the value of the object (object, 1) * countingMap.decrement(object) // decreases the value at the object's key reference by 1 (object, 0) * @author matt * */ public class CountingMap { Map