[COLLECTIONS-500] Rename MultiMap.remove(K, V) to avoid clashes with newly introduced default methods in Java 8

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.0-alpha1
• Fix Version/s: 4.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Thomas Neidhart
• Created: 17/Nov/13 16:02
• Updated: 09/Nov/14 14:31
• Resolved: 17/Nov/13 17:10

Description

Java 8 will introduce new default methods for the Map interface which clash with the existing method "V remove(K key, V value)" in our MultiMap interface.

To avoid future problems rename the method to a more specific version and change the return type to be more logical. Brief discussion on the ml favored either:

• boolean removeMapping(K key, V value)
• boolean removeValue(K key, V value)