A DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUEST :
Linked hashmap is described in the documentation as "Hash table and linked list implementation of the Map interface" but there is no way to view a linked hashmap as a list of entries.

JUSTIFICATION :
The linked hashmap implementation use linked list, but there is no easy way to view it as a list. So if you use a third party code that need list, the simple
way to do this actually is to use a temporary list.

In swing application, the use temporary list breaks the design pattern MVC and transform the simple fact to view (on screen) a linked hash map into a JList
in a nightmare.

Another justification, there is no way to iterate on entries in backward order even if the current implementation permit this.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Add a method entryList() in the LinkedHashMap class.

proposed signature :
public List<Map.Entry<K,V>> entryList();
the returned List may implements SequentialList.

  To be symetric, a method entryList() could be added to LinkedHashSet
public List<E> asList();
ACTUAL -
view as an entry list :

LinkedHashMap<String,String> map=new LinkedHashMap<String,String>();
LinkedList<Map.Entry<String,String>> list=
  new  LinkedList<Map.Entry<String,String>>();
list.addAll(map.entrySet());
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