IMapTKey, TValue Interface

public interface IMap<TKey, TValue> : IDistributedObject

Public Interface IMap(Of TKey, TValue)
	Inherits IDistributedObject

generic<typename TKey, typename TValue>
public interface class IMap : IDistributedObject

type IMap<'TKey, 'TValue> =  
    interface
        interface IDistributedObject
    end

Type Parameters

TKey

type of the Key

TValue

type of the Value

This class is not a general-purpose ConcurrentMap implementation! While this class implements the Map interface, it intentionally violates Map's general contract, which mandates the use of the Equals method when comparing objects. Instead of the Equals method this implementation compares the serialized byte version of the objects.

Gotchas:

• Methods, including but not limited to Get, ContainsKey, ContainsValue, Evict, Remove, Put, PutIfAbsent, Replace, Lock, Unlock, do not use GetHashCode and Equals implementations of keys, instead they use GetHashCode and Equals of binary (serialized) forms of the objects.
• Get method returns a clone of original values, modifying the returned value does not change the actual value in the map. One should put modified value back to make changes visible to all nodes. For additional info see IMap<K, V>.Get(object)
• Methods, including but not limited to KeySet, Values, EntrySet, return a collection clone of the values. The collection is NOT backed by the map, so changes to the map are NOT reflected in the collection, and vice-versa.

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