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package java.awt.datatransfer;
import java.util.List;
/**
* A FlavorMap which relaxes the traditional 1-to-1 restriction of a Map. A
* flavor is permitted to map to any number of natives, and likewise a native
* is permitted to map to any number of flavors. FlavorTables need not be
* symmetric, but typically are.
*
* @author David Mendenhall
*
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface FlavorTable extends FlavorMap {
/**
* Returns a <code>List</code> of <code>String</code> natives to which the
* specified <code>DataFlavor</code> corresponds. The <code>List</code>
* will be sorted from best native to worst. That is, the first native will
* best reflect data in the specified flavor to the underlying native
* platform. The returned <code>List</code> is a modifiable copy of this
* <code>FlavorTable</code>'s internal data. Client code is free to modify
* the <code>List</code> without affecting this object.
*
* @param flav the <code>DataFlavor</code> whose corresponding natives
* should be returned. If <code>null</code> is specified, all
* natives currently known to this <code>FlavorTable</code> are
* returned in a non-deterministic order.
* @return a <code>java.util.List</code> of <code>java.lang.String</code>
* objects which are platform-specific representations of platform-
* specific data formats
*/
List<String> getNativesForFlavor(DataFlavor flav);
/**
* Returns a <code>List</code> of <code>DataFlavor</code>s to which the
* specified <code>String</code> corresponds. The <code>List</code> will be
* sorted from best <code>DataFlavor</code> to worst. That is, the first
* <code>DataFlavor</code> will best reflect data in the specified
* native to a Java application. The returned <code>List</code> is a
* modifiable copy of this <code>FlavorTable</code>'s internal data.
* Client code is free to modify the <code>List</code> without affecting
* this object.
*
* @param nat the native whose corresponding <code>DataFlavor</code>s
* should be returned. If <code>null</code> is specified, all
* <code>DataFlavor</code>s currently known to this
* <code>FlavorTable</code> are returned in a non-deterministic
* order.
* @return a <code>java.util.List</code> of <code>DataFlavor</code>
* objects into which platform-specific data in the specified,
* platform-specific native can be translated
*/
List<DataFlavor> getFlavorsForNative(String nat);
}