SortedList

Type Parameters:

E - the type of elements in this list

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Collection<E>, java.lang.Iterable<E>, java.util.List<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

RestrictedValueSortedMap.RestrictedSortedList, TreeValueSortedMap.ValueSortedTreeMapValues
```
public interface SortedList<E>
extends java.util.List<E>
```
An interface for sorted lists
This might be better described as a NavigableMultiset; however, I wish for the elements to be retrievable by index, though insertion and mutation is not permitted by index. This implies that though unordered, the underlying implementation has sorted the elements in some way and wishes to expose that ordering to its clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`ceilingIndex(E element)`	Returns the least index in this list whose element is greater than or equal to the specified element
`int`	`floorIndex(E element)`	Returns the greatest index in this list whose element is less than or equal to the specified element
`int`	`higherIndex(E element)`	Returns the least index in this list whose element is strictly greater the specified element
`int`	`lowerIndex(E element)`	Returns the greatest index in this list whose element is strictly less than the specified element

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection
parallelStream, removeIf, stream, toArray

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List
add, add, addAll, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, get, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, replaceAll, retainAll, set, size, sort, spliterator, subList, toArray, toArray

- Method Detail
  - lowerIndex
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int lowerIndex(E element)
```
    Returns the greatest index in this list whose element is strictly less than the specified element
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element to search for
    
    Returns:
    
    the index of the found element, or -1
  - floorIndex
```
int floorIndex(E element)
```
    Returns the greatest index in this list whose element is less than or equal to the specified element
    If multiples of the specified element exist, this returns the least index of that element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element to search for
    
    Returns:
    
    the index of the found element, or -1
  - ceilingIndex
```
int ceilingIndex(E element)
```
    Returns the least index in this list whose element is greater than or equal to the specified element
    If multiples of the specified element exist, this returns the greatest index of that element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element to search for
    
    Returns:
    
    the index of the found element, or -1
  - higherIndex
```
int higherIndex(E element)
```
    Returns the least index in this list whose element is strictly greater the specified element
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - the element to search for
    
    Returns:
    
    the index of the found element, or -1