org.apache.commons.collections.list
Class TypedList
java.lang.Object
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+--org.apache.commons.collections.list.TypedList
- public class TypedList
- extends Object
Decorates another List
to validate that elements
added are of a specific type.
The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against
a specified Class
. If an object cannot be added to the
collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
- Since:
- Commons Collections 3.0
- Version:
- $Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2004/01/14 21:43:17 $
- Author:
- Stephen Colebourne, Matthew Hawthorne
Constructor Summary |
protected |
TypedList()
Restrictive constructor. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
TypedList
protected TypedList()
- Restrictive constructor.
decorate
public static List decorate(List list,
Class type)
- Factory method to create a typed list.
If there are any elements already in the list being decorated, they
are validated.
- Parameters:
list
- the list to decorate, must not be nulltype
- the type to allow into the collection, must not be null- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if list or type is nullIllegalArgumentException
- if the list contains invalid elements
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