Jython 3.0.0-snapshot · org.python.core.DictPyObject

public Interface DictPyObject

Python objects that have instance dictionaries implement this interface.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public Map<Object, Object>	Returns: a mapping to treat like a dictionary (not `null`). getDict() The dictionary of the instance, (not necessarily a Python `dict` or writable.

Inherited from org.python.core.CraftedPyObject:: getType

Method Detail

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public Map<Object, Object> getDict() The dictionary of the instance, (not necessarily a Python `dict` or writable. If the returned `Map` is not writable, it should throw a Java `UnsupportedOperationException` on attempts to modify it. Implementation Specification A class that implements `PyObjectDict` should always return a mapping, which may be `Collections.emptyMap()` if the instance dictionary is intended to be permanently empty. Returns:Map<Object, Object> a mapping to treat like a dictionary (not `null`).

public Map<Object, Object> getDict()

The dictionary of the instance, (not necessarily a Python dict or writable. If the returned Map is not writable, it should throw a Java UnsupportedOperationException on attempts to modify it.

Implementation Specification

A class that implements PyObjectDict should always return a mapping, which may be Collections.emptyMap() if the instance dictionary is intended to be permanently empty.

Returns:Map<Object, Object>: a mapping to treat like a dictionary (not null).