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25 
26 package java.util;
27 
28 /**
29  * A collection that is both a {@link SequencedCollection} and a {@link Set}. As such,
30  * it can be thought of either as a {@code Set} that also has a well-defined
31  * <a href="SequencedCollection.html#encounter">encounter order</a>, or as a
32  * {@code SequencedCollection} that also has unique elements.
33  * <p>
34  * This interface has the same requirements on the {@code equals} and {@code hashCode}
35  * methods as defined by {@link Set#equals Set.equals} and {@link Set#hashCode Set.hashCode}.
36  * Thus, a {@code Set} and a {@code SequencedSet} will compare equals if and only
37  * if they have equal elements, irrespective of ordering.
38  * <p>
39  * {@code SequencedSet} defines the {@link #reversed} method, which provides a
40  * reverse-ordered <a href="Collection.html#view">view</a> of this set. The only difference
41  * from the {@link SequencedCollection#reversed SequencedCollection.reversed} method is
42  * that the return type of {@code SequencedSet.reversed} is {@code SequencedSet}.
43  * <p>
44  * This class is a member of the
45  * <a href="{@docRoot}/java.base/java/util/package-summary.html#CollectionsFramework">
46  * Java Collections Framework</a>.
47  *
48  * @param <E> the type of elements in this sequenced set
49  * @since 21
50  */
51 public interface SequencedSet<E> extends SequencedCollection<E>, Set<E> {
52     /**
53      * {@inheritDoc}
54      *
55      * @return a reverse-ordered view of this collection, as a {@code SequencedSet}
56      */
reversed()57     SequencedSet<E> reversed();
58 }
59