public class TreeMap<K,V>
    extends AbstractMap<K,V>
    implements NavigableMap<K,V>, Cloneable, java.io.Serializable
{
    /**
     * The comparator used to maintain order in this tree map, or
     * null if it uses the natural ordering of its keys.
     * -- 对于key的一个比较器,为空则使用key的自然顺序
     * @serial
     */
    private final Comparator<? super K> comparator;

    // -- 红黑树的根节点
    private transient Entry<K,V> root;

    /**
     * The number of entries in the tree
     */
    private transient int size = 0;

    /**
     * The number of structural modifications to the tree.
     */
    private transient int modCount = 0;
}

static final class Entry<K,V> implements Map.Entry<K,V> {
    K key;
    V value;
    Entry<K,V> left;
    Entry<K,V> right;
    Entry<K,V> parent;
    boolean color = BLACK;
}

public V get(Object key) {
    Entry<K,V> p = getEntry(key);
    return (p==null ? null : p.value);
}

final Entry<K,V> getEntry(Object key) {
    // Offload comparator-based version for sake of performance
    if (comparator != null) // -- 使用comparator寻找
        return getEntryUsingComparator(key);
    if (key == null)　// -- 不允许key为空
        throw new NullPointerException();
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    Comparable<? super K> k = (Comparable<? super K>) key;　// -- 使用自然顺序
    Entry<K,V> p = root;
    while (p != null) {
        int cmp = k.compareTo(p.key);
        if (cmp < 0)
            p = p.left;
        else if (cmp > 0)
            p = p.right;
        else
            return p;
    }
    return null;
}

final Entry<K,V> getEntryUsingComparator(Object key) {
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
        K k = (K) key;
    Comparator<? super K> cpr = comparator;
    if (cpr != null) {
        Entry<K,V> p = root;
        while (p != null) {
            int cmp = cpr.compare(k, p.key);
            if (cmp < 0)
                p = p.left;
            else if (cmp > 0)
                p = p.right;
            else
                return p;
        }
    }
    return null;
}

public V put(K key, V value) {
    Entry<K,V> t = root;
    if (t == null) { // -- 若root为空,则put为根节点
        compare(key, key); // type (and possibly null) check

        root = new Entry<>(key, value, null);
        size = 1;
        modCount++;
        return null;
    }
    int cmp;
    Entry<K,V> parent;
    // split comparator and comparable paths
    Comparator<? super K> cpr = comparator;
    if (cpr != null) {
        do {
            parent = t;
            cmp = cpr.compare(key, t.key);
            if (cmp < 0)
                t = t.left;
            else if (cmp > 0)
                t = t.right;
            else
                return t.setValue(value);
        } while (t != null);
    }
    else {
        if (key == null)
            throw new NullPointerException();
        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
            Comparable<? super K> k = (Comparable<? super K>) key;
        do {
            parent = t;
            cmp = k.compareTo(t.key);
            if (cmp < 0)
                t = t.left;
            else if (cmp > 0)
                t = t.right;
            else
                return t.setValue(value);
        } while (t != null);
    }
    Entry<K,V> e = new Entry<>(key, value, parent);
    if (cmp < 0)
        parent.left = e;
    else
        parent.right = e;
    fixAfterInsertion(e);
    size++;
    modCount++;
    return null;
}

public V remove(Object key) {
    Entry<K,V> p = getEntry(key);
    if (p == null)
        return null;

    V oldValue = p.value;
    deleteEntry(p);
    return oldValue;
}