Tests whether two composite data objects are equal
The object is non-null
The object implements this interface
The composite types are equal
The values are equal
Parameters: obj - the object to test true when the above conditions are satisfied, false otherwise.
Retrieve the value for the item with the passed key
Parameters: the - key to the item the value exception: IllegalArgumentException - when the key is null or the emptystring exception: InvalidKeyException - when the key does not exist
Retrieve the arrray of values for the item with the passed keys
Parameters: an - array of key values the array of values exception: IllegalArgumentException - when a key is null or the emptystring or the array is null exception: InvalidKeyException - when a key does not exist
An iterator over the returned collection returns result in ascending
lexicographic order
an unmodifiable Collection of the values of this CompositeType.