gcc/libjava/java/util/SortedMap.java

/* SortedMap.java -- A map that makes guarantees about the order of its keys
   Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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package java.util;

public interface SortedMap extends Map
{
  Comparator comparator();
  Object firstKey();
  SortedMap headMap(Object toKey);
  Object lastKey();
  SortedMap subMap(Object fromKey, Object toKey);
  SortedMap tailMap(Object fromKey);
}