# Uses of Interface
java.util.SortedMap

Packages that use SortedMap
Package
Description
java.nio.charset
Defines charsets, decoders, and encoders, for translating between bytes and Unicode characters.
java.util
Contains the collections framework, some internationalization support classes, a service loader, properties, random number generation, string parsing and scanning classes, base64 encoding and decoding, a bit array, and several miscellaneous utility classes.
java.util.concurrent
Utility classes commonly useful in concurrent programming.

## Uses of SortedMap in java.nio.charset

Methods in java.nio.charset that return SortedMap
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static SortedMap<String,Charset>`
Charset.`availableCharsets()`
Constructs a sorted map from canonical charset names to charset objects.

## Uses of SortedMap in java.util

Subinterfaces of SortedMap in java.util
Modifier and Type
Interface
Description
`interface`
`NavigableMap<K,V>`
A `SortedMap` extended with navigation methods returning the closest matches for given search targets.
Classes in java.util that implement SortedMap
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`TreeMap<K,V>`
A Red-Black tree based `NavigableMap` implementation.
Methods in java.util that return SortedMap
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`checkedSortedMap(SortedMap<K,V> m, Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType)`
Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted map.
`static final <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`emptySortedMap()`
Returns an empty sorted map (immutable).
`SortedMap<K,V>`
NavigableMap.`headMap(K toKey)`
Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are strictly less than `toKey`.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
SortedMap.`headMap(K toKey)`
Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are strictly less than `toKey`.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
TreeMap.`headMap(K toKey)`
`SortedMap<K,V>`
NavigableMap.`subMap(K fromKey, K toKey)`
Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys range from `fromKey`, inclusive, to `toKey`, exclusive.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
SortedMap.`subMap(K fromKey, K toKey)`
Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys range from `fromKey`, inclusive, to `toKey`, exclusive.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
TreeMap.`subMap(K fromKey, K toKey)`
`static <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`synchronizedSortedMap(SortedMap<K,V> m)`
Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) sorted map backed by the specified sorted map.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
NavigableMap.`tailMap(K fromKey)`
Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are greater than or equal to `fromKey`.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
SortedMap.`tailMap(K fromKey)`
Returns a view of the portion of this map whose keys are greater than or equal to `fromKey`.
`SortedMap<K,V>`
TreeMap.`tailMap(K fromKey)`
`static <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`unmodifiableSortedMap(SortedMap<K,? extends V> m)`
Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted map.
Methods in java.util with parameters of type SortedMap
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`checkedSortedMap(SortedMap<K,V> m, Class<K> keyType, Class<V> valueType)`
Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted map.
`static <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`synchronizedSortedMap(SortedMap<K,V> m)`
Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) sorted map backed by the specified sorted map.
`static <K, V> SortedMap<K,V>`
Collections.`unmodifiableSortedMap(SortedMap<K,? extends V> m)`
Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted map.
Constructors in java.util with parameters of type SortedMap
Modifier
Constructor
Description
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`TreeMap(SortedMap<K,? extends V> m)`
Constructs a new tree map containing the same mappings and using the same ordering as the specified sorted map.

## Uses of SortedMap in java.util.concurrent

Subinterfaces of SortedMap in java.util.concurrent
Modifier and Type
Interface
Description
`interface`
`ConcurrentNavigableMap<K,V>`
A `ConcurrentMap` supporting `NavigableMap` operations, and recursively so for its navigable sub-maps.
Classes in java.util.concurrent that implement SortedMap
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`ConcurrentSkipListMap<K,V>`
A scalable concurrent `ConcurrentNavigableMap` implementation.
Constructors in java.util.concurrent with parameters of type SortedMap
Modifier
Constructor
Description
``
`ConcurrentSkipListMap(SortedMap<K,? extends V> m)`
Constructs a new map containing the same mappings and using the same ordering as the specified sorted map.