|  | // Copyright (c) 2011, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file | 
|  | // for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a | 
|  | // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file. | 
|  |  | 
|  | part of dart.core; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// A collection of key/value pairs, from which you retrieve a value | 
|  | /// using its associated key. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// There is a finite number of keys in the map, | 
|  | /// and each key has exactly one value associated with it. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Maps, and their keys and values, can be iterated. | 
|  | /// The order of iteration is defined by the individual type of map. | 
|  | /// Examples: | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// * The plain [HashMap] is unordered (no order is guaranteed), | 
|  | /// * the [LinkedHashMap] iterates in key insertion order, | 
|  | /// * and a sorted map like [SplayTreeMap] iterates the keys in sorted order. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// It is generally not allowed to modify the map (add or remove keys) while | 
|  | /// an operation is being performed on the map, for example in functions called | 
|  | /// during a [forEach] call. | 
|  | /// Modifying the map while iterating the keys or values | 
|  | /// may also break the iteration. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// It is generally not allowed to modify the equality of keys (and thus not | 
|  | /// their hashcode) while they are in the map. Some specialized subtypes may be | 
|  | /// more permissive, in which case they should document this behavior. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Key equality must be an equality relation. If the key stored in a map | 
|  | /// and the key used for lookup do not agree on whether the two are equal, | 
|  | /// so equality is not *symmetric*, then lookup behavior is unspecified. | 
|  | abstract interface class Map<K, V> { | 
|  | /// Creates an empty [LinkedHashMap]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// This constructor is equivalent to the non-const map literal `<K, V>{}`. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// A `LinkedHashMap` requires the keys to implement compatible | 
|  | /// `operator==` and `hashCode`. | 
|  | /// It iterates in key insertion order. | 
|  | // TODO: @Deprecated("Use literal <K, V>{} instead") | 
|  | external factory Map(); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates a [LinkedHashMap] with the same keys and values as [other]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The keys must all be instances of [K] and the values of [V]. | 
|  | /// The [other] map itself can have any type, unlike for [Map.of], | 
|  | /// and the key and value types are checked (and can fail) at run-time. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Prefer using [Map.of] when possible, and only use `Map.from` | 
|  | /// to create a new map with more precise types than the original, | 
|  | /// and when it's known that all the keys and values have those | 
|  | /// more precise types. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// A `LinkedHashMap` requires the keys to implement compatible | 
|  | /// `operator==` and `hashCode`. | 
|  | /// It iterates in key insertion order. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planets = <num, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth', 4: 'Mars'}; | 
|  | /// final mapFrom = Map<int, String>.from(planets); | 
|  | /// print(mapFrom); // {1: Mercury, 2: Venus, 3: Earth, 4: Mars} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | factory Map.from(Map other) = LinkedHashMap<K, V>.from; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates a [LinkedHashMap] with the same keys and values as [other]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// A `LinkedHashMap` requires the keys to implement compatible | 
|  | /// `operator==` and `hashCode`, and it allows `null` as a key. | 
|  | /// It iterates in key insertion order. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planets = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// final mapOf = Map<num, String>.of(planets); | 
|  | /// print(mapOf); // {1: Mercury, 2: Venus, 3: Earth} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | factory Map.of(Map<K, V> other) = LinkedHashMap<K, V>.of; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates an unmodifiable hash-based map containing the entries of [other]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The keys must all be instances of [K] and the values of [V]. | 
|  | /// The [other] map itself can have any type. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The map requires the keys to implement compatible | 
|  | /// `operator==` and `hashCode`. | 
|  | /// The created map iterates keys in a fixed order, | 
|  | /// preserving the order provided by [other]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The resulting map behaves like the result of [Map.from], | 
|  | /// except that the map returned by this constructor is not modifiable. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planets = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// final unmodifiableMap = Map.unmodifiable(planets); | 
|  | /// unmodifiableMap[4] = 'Mars'; // Throws | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | external factory Map.unmodifiable(Map<dynamic, dynamic> other); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates an identity map with the default implementation, [LinkedHashMap]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// An identity map uses [identical] for equality and [identityHashCode] | 
|  | /// for hash codes of keys instead of the intrinsic [Object.==] and | 
|  | /// [Object.hashCode] of the keys. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The map iterates in key insertion order. | 
|  | factory Map.identity() = LinkedHashMap<K, V>.identity; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates a Map instance in which the keys and values are computed from the | 
|  | /// [iterable]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// For each element of the [iterable], a key/value pair is computed | 
|  | /// by applying [key] and [value] respectively to the element of the iterable. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Equivalent to the map literal: | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// <K, V>{for (var v in iterable) key(v): value(v)} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// The literal is generally preferable because it allows | 
|  | /// for a more precise typing. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The example below creates a new map from a list of integers. | 
|  | /// The keys of `map` are the `list` values converted to strings, | 
|  | /// and the values of the `map` are the squares of the `list` values: | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3]; | 
|  | /// final map = Map<String, int>.fromIterable(numbers, | 
|  | ///     key: (item) => item.toString(), | 
|  | ///     value: (item) => item * item); | 
|  | /// print(map); // {1: 1, 2: 4, 3: 9} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// If no values are specified for [key] and [value], | 
|  | /// the default is the identity function. | 
|  | /// In that case, the iterable element must be assignable to the | 
|  | /// key or value type of the created map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// In the following example, the keys and corresponding values of `map` | 
|  | /// are the `list` values directly: | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final numbers = <int>[1, 2, 3]; | 
|  | /// final map = Map.fromIterable(numbers); | 
|  | /// print(map); // {1: 1, 2: 2, 3: 3} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// The keys computed by the source [iterable] do not need to be unique. | 
|  | /// The last occurrence of a key will overwrite | 
|  | /// the value of any previous occurrence. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The created map is a [LinkedHashMap]. | 
|  | /// A `LinkedHashMap` requires the keys to implement compatible | 
|  | /// `operator==` and `hashCode`. | 
|  | /// It iterates in key insertion order. | 
|  | factory Map.fromIterable( | 
|  | Iterable iterable, { | 
|  | K key(dynamic element)?, | 
|  | V value(dynamic element)?, | 
|  | }) = LinkedHashMap<K, V>.fromIterable; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates a map associating the given [keys] to the given [values]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The map construction iterates over [keys] and [values] simultaneously, | 
|  | /// and adds an entry to the map for each pair of key and value. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final rings = <bool>[false, false, true, true]; | 
|  | /// final planets = <String>{'Earth', 'Mars', 'Jupiter', 'Saturn'}; | 
|  | /// final map = Map<String, bool>.fromIterables(planets, rings); | 
|  | /// print(map); // {Earth: false, Mars: false, Jupiter: true, Saturn: true} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// If [keys] contains the same object multiple times, | 
|  | /// the value of the last occurrence overwrites any previous value. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The two [Iterable]s must have the same length. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The created map is a [LinkedHashMap]. | 
|  | /// A `LinkedHashMap` requires the keys to implement compatible | 
|  | /// `operator==` and `hashCode`. | 
|  | /// It iterates in key insertion order. | 
|  | factory Map.fromIterables(Iterable<K> keys, Iterable<V> values) = | 
|  | LinkedHashMap<K, V>.fromIterables; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Adapts [source] to be a `Map<K2, V2>`. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Any time the set would produce a key or value that is not a [K2] or [V2], | 
|  | /// the access will throw. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Any time [K2] key or [V2] value is attempted added into the adapted map, | 
|  | /// the store will throw unless the key is also an instance of [K] and | 
|  | /// the value is also an instance of [V]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If all accessed entries of [source] have [K2] keys and [V2] values, | 
|  | /// and if all entries added to the returned map have [K] keys and [V] values, | 
|  | /// then the returned map can be used as a `Map<K2, V2>`. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Methods which accept `Object?` as argument, | 
|  | /// like [containsKey], [remove] and [operator []], | 
|  | /// will pass the argument directly to the this map's method | 
|  | /// without any checks. | 
|  | static Map<K2, V2> castFrom<K, V, K2, V2>(Map<K, V> source) => | 
|  | CastMap<K, V, K2, V2>(source); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates a new map and adds all entries. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Returns a new `Map<K, V>` where all entries of [entries] | 
|  | /// have been added in iteration order. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If multiple [entries] have the same key, | 
|  | /// later occurrences overwrite the value of the earlier ones. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Equivalent to the map literal: | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// <K, V>{for (var e in entries) e.key: e.value} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// Example: | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final moonCount = <String, int>{'Mercury': 0, 'Venus': 0, 'Earth': 1, | 
|  | ///   'Mars': 2, 'Jupiter': 79, 'Saturn': 82, 'Uranus': 27, 'Neptune': 14}; | 
|  | /// final map = Map.fromEntries(moonCount.entries); | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | factory Map.fromEntries(Iterable<MapEntry<K, V>> entries) => | 
|  | <K, V>{}..addEntries(entries); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Provides a view of this map as having [RK] keys and [RV] instances, | 
|  | /// if necessary. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If this map is already a `Map<RK, RV>`, it is returned unchanged. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If this set contains only keys of type [RK] and values of type [RV], | 
|  | /// all read operations will work correctly. | 
|  | /// If any operation exposes a non-[RK] key or non-[RV] value, | 
|  | /// the operation will throw instead. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Entries added to the map must be valid for both a `Map<K, V>` and a | 
|  | /// `Map<RK, RV>`. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Methods which accept `Object?` as argument, | 
|  | /// like [containsKey], [remove] and [operator []], | 
|  | /// will pass the argument directly to the this map's method | 
|  | /// without any checks. | 
|  | /// That means that you can do `mapWithStringKeys.cast<int,int>().remove("a")` | 
|  | /// successfully, even if it looks like it shouldn't have any effect. | 
|  | Map<RK, RV> cast<RK, RV>(); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Whether this map contains the given [value]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Returns true if any of the values in the map are equal to `value` | 
|  | /// according to the `==` operator. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final moonCount = <String, int>{'Mercury': 0, 'Venus': 0, 'Earth': 1, | 
|  | ///   'Mars': 2, 'Jupiter': 79, 'Saturn': 82, 'Uranus': 27, 'Neptune': 14}; | 
|  | /// final moons3 = moonCount.containsValue(3); // false | 
|  | /// final moons82 = moonCount.containsValue(82); // true | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | bool containsValue(Object? value); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Whether this map contains the given [key]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Returns true if any of the keys in the map are equal to `key` | 
|  | /// according to the equality used by the map. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final moonCount = <String, int>{'Mercury': 0, 'Venus': 0, 'Earth': 1, | 
|  | ///   'Mars': 2, 'Jupiter': 79, 'Saturn': 82, 'Uranus': 27, 'Neptune': 14}; | 
|  | /// final containsUranus = moonCount.containsKey('Uranus'); // true | 
|  | /// final containsPluto = moonCount.containsKey('Pluto'); // false | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | bool containsKey(Object? key); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// The value for the given [key], or `null` if [key] is not in the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Some maps allow `null` as a value. | 
|  | /// For those maps, a lookup using this operator cannot distinguish between a | 
|  | /// key not being in the map, and the key being there with a `null` value. | 
|  | /// Methods like [containsKey] or [putIfAbsent] can be used if the distinction | 
|  | /// is important. | 
|  | V? operator [](Object? key); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Associates the [key] with the given [value]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If the key was already in the map, its associated value is changed. | 
|  | /// Otherwise the key/value pair is added to the map. | 
|  | void operator []=(K key, V value); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// The map entries of this [Map]. | 
|  | Iterable<MapEntry<K, V>> get entries; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Returns a new map where all entries of this map are transformed by | 
|  | /// the given [convert] function. | 
|  | Map<K2, V2> map<K2, V2>(MapEntry<K2, V2> convert(K key, V value)); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Adds all key/value pairs of [newEntries] to this map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If a key of [newEntries] is already in this map, | 
|  | /// the corresponding value is overwritten. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The operation is equivalent to doing `this[entry.key] = entry.value` | 
|  | /// for each [MapEntry] of the iterable. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planets = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', | 
|  | ///   3: 'Earth', 4: 'Mars'}; | 
|  | /// final gasGiants = <int, String>{5: 'Jupiter', 6: 'Saturn'}; | 
|  | /// final iceGiants = <int, String>{7: 'Uranus', 8: 'Neptune'}; | 
|  | /// planets.addEntries(gasGiants.entries); | 
|  | /// planets.addEntries(iceGiants.entries); | 
|  | /// print(planets); | 
|  | /// // {1: Mercury, 2: Venus, 3: Earth, 4: Mars, 5: Jupiter, 6: Saturn, | 
|  | /// //  7: Uranus, 8: Neptune} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | void addEntries(Iterable<MapEntry<K, V>> newEntries); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Updates the value for the provided [key]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Returns the new value associated with the key. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If the key is present, invokes [update] with the current value | 
|  | /// and stores the new value in the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If the key is not present and [ifAbsent] is provided, calls [ifAbsent] | 
|  | /// and adds the key with the returned value to the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If the key is not present, [ifAbsent] must be provided. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planetsFromSun = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'unknown', | 
|  | ///   3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// // Update value for known key value 2. | 
|  | /// planetsFromSun.update(2, (value) => 'Venus'); | 
|  | /// print(planetsFromSun); // {1: Mercury, 2: Venus, 3: Earth} | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// final largestPlanets = <int, String>{1: 'Jupiter', 2: 'Saturn', | 
|  | ///   3: 'Neptune'}; | 
|  | /// // Key value 8 is missing from list, add it using [ifAbsent]. | 
|  | /// largestPlanets.update(8, (value) => 'New', ifAbsent: () => 'Mercury'); | 
|  | /// print(largestPlanets); // {1: Jupiter, 2: Saturn, 3: Neptune, 8: Mercury} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | V update(K key, V update(V value), {V ifAbsent()?}); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Updates all values. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Iterates over all entries in the map and updates them with the result | 
|  | /// of invoking [update]. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final terrestrial = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// terrestrial.updateAll((key, value) => value.toUpperCase()); | 
|  | /// print(terrestrial); // {1: MERCURY, 2: VENUS, 3: EARTH} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | void updateAll(V update(K key, V value)); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Removes all entries of this map that satisfy the given [test]. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final terrestrial = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// terrestrial.removeWhere((key, value) => value.startsWith('E')); | 
|  | /// print(terrestrial); // {1: Mercury, 2: Venus} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | void removeWhere(bool test(K key, V value)); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Look up the value of [key], or add a new entry if it isn't there. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Returns the value associated to [key], if there is one. | 
|  | /// Otherwise calls [ifAbsent] to get a new value, associates [key] to | 
|  | /// that value, and then returns the new value. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// That is, if the key is currently in the map, | 
|  | /// `map.putIfAbsent(key, ifAbsent)` is equivalent to `map[key]`. | 
|  | /// If the key is not currently in the map, | 
|  | /// it's instead equivalent to `map[key] = ifAbsent()` | 
|  | /// (but without any guarantee that the `[]` and `[]=` operators are | 
|  | /// actually called to achieve that effect). | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final diameters = <num, String>{1.0: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// final otherDiameters = <double, String>{0.383: 'Mercury', 0.949: 'Venus'}; | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// for (final item in otherDiameters.entries) { | 
|  | ///   diameters.putIfAbsent(item.key, () => item.value); | 
|  | /// } | 
|  | /// print(diameters); // {1.0: Earth, 0.383: Mercury, 0.949: Venus} | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// // If the key already exists, the current value is returned. | 
|  | /// final result = diameters.putIfAbsent(0.383, () => 'Random'); | 
|  | /// print(result); // Mercury | 
|  | /// print(diameters); // {1.0: Earth, 0.383: Mercury, 0.949: Venus} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// The [ifAbsent] function is allowed to modify the map, | 
|  | /// and if so, it behaves the same as the equivalent `map[key] = ifAbsent()`. | 
|  | V putIfAbsent(K key, V ifAbsent()); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Adds all key/value pairs of [other] to this map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// If a key of [other] is already in this map, its value is overwritten. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The operation is equivalent to doing `this[key] = value` for each key | 
|  | /// and associated value in other. It iterates over [other], which must | 
|  | /// therefore not change during the iteration. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planets = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// planets.addAll({5: 'Jupiter', 6: 'Saturn'}); | 
|  | /// print(planets); // {1: Mercury, 2: Earth, 5: Jupiter, 6: Saturn} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | void addAll(Map<K, V> other); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Removes [key] and its associated value, if present, from the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Returns the value associated with `key` before it was removed. | 
|  | /// Returns `null` if `key` was not in the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Note that some maps allow `null` as a value, | 
|  | /// so a returned `null` value doesn't always mean that the key was absent. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final terrestrial = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// final removedValue = terrestrial.remove(2); // Venus | 
|  | /// print(terrestrial); // {1: Mercury, 3: Earth} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | V? remove(Object? key); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Removes all entries from the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// After this, the map is empty. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planets = <int, String>{1: 'Mercury', 2: 'Venus', 3: 'Earth'}; | 
|  | /// planets.clear(); // {} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | void clear(); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Applies [action] to each key/value pair of the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Calling `action` must not add or remove keys from the map. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final planetsByMass = <num, String>{0.81: 'Venus', 1: 'Earth', | 
|  | ///   0.11: 'Mars', 17.15: 'Neptune'}; | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// planetsByMass.forEach((key, value) { | 
|  | ///   print('$key: $value'); | 
|  | ///   // 0.81: Venus | 
|  | ///   // 1: Earth | 
|  | ///   // 0.11: Mars | 
|  | ///   // 17.15: Neptune | 
|  | /// }); | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | void forEach(void action(K key, V value)); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// The keys of this [Map]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The returned iterable has efficient `length` and `contains` operations, | 
|  | /// based on [length] and [containsKey] of the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The order of iteration is defined by the individual `Map` implementation, | 
|  | /// but must be consistent between changes to the map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Modifying the map while iterating the keys may break the iteration. | 
|  | Iterable<K> get keys; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// The values of this [Map]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The values are iterated in the order of their corresponding keys. | 
|  | /// This means that iterating [keys] and [values] in parallel will | 
|  | /// provide matching pairs of keys and values. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The returned iterable has an efficient `length` method based on the | 
|  | /// [length] of the map. Its [Iterable.contains] method is based on | 
|  | /// `==` comparison. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Modifying the map while iterating the values may break the iteration. | 
|  | Iterable<V> get values; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// The number of key/value pairs in the map. | 
|  | int get length; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Whether there is no key/value pair in the map. | 
|  | bool get isEmpty; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Whether there is at least one key/value pair in the map. | 
|  | bool get isNotEmpty; | 
|  | } | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// A key/value pair representing an entry in a [Map]. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// The [Map] interface contains various methods that can | 
|  | /// inspect or modify the map based on entry objects. | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final map = {'1': 'A', '2': 'B'}; | 
|  | /// map.addEntries([ | 
|  | ///  MapEntry('3', 'C'), | 
|  | ///  MapEntry('4', 'D'), | 
|  | /// ]); | 
|  | /// print(map); // {1: A, 2: B, 3: C, 4: D} | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Do not extend or implement the `MapEntry` class. | 
|  | /// If the Dart language introduces value types, | 
|  | /// the `MapEntry` class will be changed to such a type, | 
|  | /// and will likely no longer be able to be implemented or extended | 
|  | /// by classes. | 
|  | final class MapEntry<K, V> { | 
|  | /// The key of the entry. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final map = {'theKey': 'theValue'}; // Map<String, String> | 
|  | /// var entry = map.entries.first; // MapEntry<String, String> | 
|  | /// print(entry.key); // 'theKey' | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | final K key; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// The value associated to [key] in a map. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// ```dart | 
|  | /// final map = {'theKey': 'theValue'}; // Map<String, String> | 
|  | /// var entry = map.entries.first; // MapEntry<String, String> | 
|  | /// print(entry.value); // 'theValue' | 
|  | /// ``` | 
|  | final V value; | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// Creates an entry with [key] and [value]. | 
|  | const factory MapEntry(K key, V value) = MapEntry<K, V>._; | 
|  |  | 
|  | const MapEntry._(this.key, this.value); | 
|  |  | 
|  | /// String representation intended for debugging only. | 
|  | /// | 
|  | /// Not guaranteed to be stable over time. | 
|  | String toString() => "MapEntry($key: $value)"; | 
|  | } |