理解ConcurrentHashMap is fully interoperable with Hashtable

[jjr_19830814]

ConcurrentHashMap is fully interoperable with Hashtable in programs that rely on its thread safety but not on its synchronization details.

上面这句话是摘自ConcurrentHashMap的源代码，but后面的子句要怎么理解或者翻译啊？
我理解对于ConcurrentHashMap读数据并非对整个map完全上锁，(锁了一小部分)，但是我们完全可以视为ConcurrentHashMap线程安全。



/**
* A hash table supporting full concurrency of retrievals and
* adjustable expected concurrency for updates. This class obeys the
* same functional specification as {@link java.util.Hashtable}, and
* includes versions of methods corresponding to each method of
* <tt>Hashtable</tt>. However, even though all operations are
* thread-safe, retrieval operations do <em>not</em> entail locking,
* and there is <em>not</em> any support for locking the entire table
* in a way that prevents all access. This class is fully
* interoperable with <tt>Hashtable</tt> in programs that rely on its
* thread safety but not on its synchronization details.
*
* <p> Retrieval operations (including <tt>get</tt>) generally do not
* block, so may overlap with update operations (including
* <tt>put</tt> and <tt>remove</tt>). Retrievals reflect the results
* of the most recently <em>completed</em> update operations holding
* upon their onset. For aggregate operations such as <tt>putAll</tt>
* and <tt>clear</tt>, concurrent retrievals may reflect insertion or
* removal of only some entries. Similarly, Iterators and
* Enumerations return elements reflecting the state of the hash table
* at some point at or since the creation of the iterator/enumeration.
* They do <em>not</em> throw {@link ConcurrentModificationException}.
* However, iterators are designed to be used by only one thread at a time.
*
* <p> The allowed concurrency among update operations is guided by
* the optional <tt>concurrencyLevel</tt> constructor argument
* (default <tt>16</tt>), which is used as a hint for internal sizing. The
* table is internally partitioned to try to permit the indicated
* number of concurrent updates without contention. Because placement
* in hash tables is essentially random, the actual concurrency will
* vary. Ideally, you should choose a value to accommodate as many
* threads as will ever concurrently modify the table. Using a
* significantly higher value than you need can waste space and time,
* and a significantly lower value can lead to thread contention. But
* overestimates and underestimates within an order of magnitude do
* not usually have much noticeable impact. A value of one is
* appropriate when it is known that only one thread will modify and
* all others will only read. Also, resizing this or any other kind of
* hash table is a relatively slow operation, so, when possible, it is
* a good idea to provide estimates of expected table sizes in
* constructors.
*
* <p>This class and its views and iterators implement all of the
* <em>optional</em> methods of the {@link Map} and {@link Iterator}
* interfaces.
*
* <p> Like {@link Hashtable} but unlike {@link HashMap}, this class
* does <em>not</em> allow <tt>null</tt> to be used as a key or value.
*
* <p>This class is a member of the
* <a href="{@docRoot}/../technotes/guides/collections/index.html">
* Java Collections Framework</a>.
*
* @since 1.5
* @author Doug Lea
* @param <K> the type of keys maintained by this map
* @param <V> the type of mapped values
*/
public class ConcurrentHashMap<K, V> extends AbstractMap<K, V>
implements ConcurrentMap<K, V>, Serializable {

[苏鹏凯]

ConcurrentHashMap is fully interoperable with Hashtable in programs that rely on its thread safety but not on its synchronization details. 意思应该是，ConcurrentHashMap和HashTable都是线程安全的，但是同步机制不一样，如果程序依赖于线程安全而不是依赖于同步机制的细节，他们是等价的。