| java.util.SortedSet<E> | 
|  Known Indirect Subclasses | 
SortedSet is a Set which iterates over its elements in a sorted order. The order is determined either by the elements natural ordering, or by a Comparator which is passed into a concrete implementation at construction time. All elements in this set must be mutually comparable. The ordering in this set must be consistent with equals of its elements.
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           Returns the comparator used to compare elements in this 
            SortedSet. | ||||||||||
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           Returns the first element in this 
            SortedSet. | ||||||||||
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           Returns a 
            SortedSetof the specified portion of thisSortedSetwhich contains elements less than the end element. | ||||||||||
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           Returns the last element in this 
            SortedSet. | ||||||||||
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           Returns a 
            SortedSetof the specified portion of thisSortedSetwhich contains elements greater or equal to the start element but less than the end element. | ||||||||||
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           Returns a 
            SortedSetof the specified portion of thisSortedSetwhich contains elements greater or equal to the start element. | ||||||||||
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|  From interface java.lang.Iterable | |||||||||||
|  From interface java.util.Collection | |||||||||||
|  From interface java.util.Set | |||||||||||
Returns the comparator used to compare elements in this SortedSet.
Returns the first element in this SortedSet. The first element is the lowest element.
| NoSuchElementException | when this SortedSetis empty. | 
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Returns a SortedSet of the specified portion of this SortedSet which contains elements less than the end element. The returned SortedSet is backed by this SortedSet so changes to one set are reflected by the other.
| end | the end element. | 
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end.| ClassCastException | when the class of the end element is inappropriate for this SubSet. | 
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| NullPointerException | when the end element is null and this SortedSetdoes not support null elements. | 
Returns the last element in this SortedSet. The last element is the highest element.
| NoSuchElementException | when this SortedSetis empty. | 
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Returns a SortedSet of the specified portion of this SortedSet which contains elements greater or equal to the start element but less than the end element. The returned SortedSet is backed by this SortedMap so changes to one set are reflected by the other.
| start | the start element. | 
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| end | the end element. | 
start and less than end.| ClassCastException | when the class of the start or end element is inappropriate for this SubSet. | 
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| NullPointerException | when the start or end element is null and this SortedSetdoes not support null elements. | 
| IllegalArgumentException | when the start element is greater than the end element. | 
Returns a SortedSet of the specified portion of this SortedSet which contains elements greater or equal to the start element. The returned SortedSet is backed by this SortedSet so changes to one set are reflected by the other.
| start | the start element. | 
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start .| ClassCastException | when the class of the start element is inappropriate for this SubSet. | 
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| NullPointerException | when the start element is null and this SortedSetdoes not support null elements. |