File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
Dictionary.java	API Doc	Android 1.5 API	3832	Wed May 06 22:41:04 BST 2009	java.util

Dictionary

• java.lang.Object

Fields Summary

Constructors Summary
public Dictionary() Constructs a new instance of this class. since Android 1.0 super();

Methods Summary
public abstract java.util.Enumeration	elements() Returns an enumeration on the elements of this dictionary. return an enumeration of the values of this dictionary. see #keys see #size see Enumeration since Android 1.0
public abstract V	get(java.lang.Object key) Returns the value which is associated with {@code key}. param key the key of the value returned. return the value associated with {@code key}, or {@code null} if the specified key does not exist. see #put since Android 1.0
public abstract boolean	isEmpty() Returns true if this dictionary has no key/value pairs. return {@code true} if this dictionary has no key/value pairs, {@code false} otherwise. see #size since Android 1.0
public abstract java.util.Enumeration	keys() Returns an enumeration on the keys of this dictionary. return an enumeration of the keys of this dictionary. see #elements see #size see Enumeration since Android 1.0
public abstract V	put(K key, V value) Associate {@code key} with {@code value} in this dictionary. If {@code key} exists in the dictionary before this call, the old value in the dictionary is replaced by {@code value}. param key the key to add. param value the value to add. return the old value previously associated with {@code key} or {@code null} if {@code key} is new to the dictionary. see #elements see #get see #keys since Android 1.0
public abstract V	remove(java.lang.Object key) Removes the key/value pair with the specified {@code key} from this dictionary. param key the key to remove. return the associated value before the deletion or {@code null} if {@code key} was not known to this dictionary. see #get see #put since Android 1.0
public abstract int	size() Returns the number of key/value pairs in this dictionary. return the number of key/value pairs in this dictionary. see #elements see #keys since Android 1.0