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  2. JDK-7184598

Enum is Comparable but EnumSet is not a SortedSet and EnumMap is not a SortedMap

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      A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
      While you can construct

          NavigableSet<EnumType> set = new TreeSet<EnumType>();
          NavigableMap<EnumType, Object> map = new TreeMap<EnumType, Object>();

      you can't construct

          NavigableSet<EnumType> set = new EnumSet<EnumType>();
          NavigableMap<EnumType, Object> map = new EnumMap<EnumType, Object>();


      JUSTIFICATION :
      As Enum is Comparable, this implies it has a natural order which you can use in generic sorted collection but not those collection specific to Enums which appears to be inconsistent.

      Insert, update and delete on a Tree is O(log n) whereas for an Enum collection its O(1)

      EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
      EXPECTED -
      EnumSet supports the functionality which a TreeSet of enum supports
      EnumMap supports the functionality which a TreeMap of enum supports.
      ACTUAL -
      Enum collections are not aware that enum is Comparable.

      CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
      Use a TreeMap and an EnumMap to get O(1) access and a sorted collection.

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