lapisx.util
Class MergingHashtable

java.lang.Object
  java.util.Dictionary
      java.util.Hashtable
          lapisx.util.MergingHashtable

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Map, Serializable

public abstract class MergingHashtable

extends Hashtable

Subclass of Hashtable that supports merging the existing object stored in the hashtable with a new object.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

MergingHashtable()

Method Summary

Object	add(Object key, Object value)
protected abstract Object	merge(Object current, Object addition)

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, rehash, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MergingHashtable

public MergingHashtable()

Method Detail

add

public Object add(Object key,
                  Object value)

merge

protected abstract Object merge(Object current,
                                Object addition)