/* sortedset.vala
*
* Copyright (C) 2009 Didier Villevalois, Maciej Piechotka
* Copyright (C) 2011 Maciej Piechotka
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Author:
* Maciej Piechotka <uzytkownik2@gmail.com>
*/
/**
* A sorted set, which you can navigate over and get sub-sets of.
*/
[GenericAccessors]
public interface Gee.SortedSet<G> : Gee.Set<G> {
/**
* Returns the first element of the sorted set. Set must not be empty.
*
* @return the first element in the sorted set
*/
public abstract G first ();
/**
* Returns the last element of the sorted set. Set must not be empty.
*
* @return the last element in the sorted set
*/
public abstract G last ();
/**
* Returns a {@link BidirIterator} initialy pointed at the specified
* element.
*
* @param element the element to point the iterator at
*
* @return a {@link BidirIterator} over this sorted set, or null if
* the specified element is not in this set
*/
public abstract Iterator<G>? iterator_at (G element);
/**
* Returns the element which is strictly lower than the specified element.
*
* @param element the element which you want the lower element for
*
* @return the corresponding element
*/
public abstract G? lower (G element);
/**
* Returns the element which is strictly higher than the specified element.
*
* @param element the element which you want the strictly higher element
* for
*
* @return the corresponding element
*/
public abstract G? higher (G element);
/**
* Returns the element which is lower or equal then the specified element.
*
* @param element the element which you want the lower or equal element for
*
* @return the corresponding element
*/
public abstract G? floor (G element);
/**
* Returns the element which is higher or equal then the specified element.
*
* @param element the element which you want the higher or equal element
* for
*
* @return the corresponding element
*/
public abstract G? ceil (G element);
/**
* Returns the sub-set of this sorted set containing elements strictly
* lower than the specified element.
*
* @param before the lower inclusive bound for the sub-set
*
* @return the corresponding sub-set of this sorted set
*/
public abstract SortedSet<G> head_set (G before);
/**
* Returns the sub-set of this sorted set containing elements equal or
* higher than the specified element.
*
* @param after the higher exclusive bound for the sub-set
*
* @return the corresponding sub-set of this sorted set
*/
public abstract SortedSet<G> tail_set (G after);
/**
* Returns the right-open sub-set of this sorted set, thus containing
* elements equal or higher than the specified ``from`` element, and stricly
* lower than the specified ``to`` element.
*
* @param from the lower inclusive bound for the sub-set
* @param to the higher exclusive bound for the sub-set
*
* @return the corresponding sub-set of this sorted set
*/
public abstract SortedSet<G> sub_set (G from, G to);
/**
* The read-only view of this set.
*/
public abstract new SortedSet<G> read_only_view { owned get; }
/**
* Returns an immutable empty sorted set.
*
* @return an immutable empty sorted set
*/
public static SortedSet<G> empty<G> () {
return new TreeSet<G> ().read_only_view;
}
}