org.apache.commons.collections.set
Class TypedSet

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.collections.set.TypedSet

public class TypedSet
extends Object

Decorates another Set 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: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2005/05/23 04:36:25 $

Author:

Matt Hall, John Watkinson, Stephen Colebourne, Matthew Hawthorne

Constructor Summary

protected

TypedSet() Restrictive constructor.

Method Summary

static Set

decorate(Set set, Class type) Factory method to create a typed set.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TypedSet

protected TypedSet()

Restrictive constructor.

Method Detail

decorate

public static Set decorate(Set set,
                           Class type)

Factory method to create a typed set.

If there are any elements already in the set being decorated, they are validated.

Parameters:

set - the set to decorate, must not be null

type - the type to allow into the collection, must not be null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if set or type is null

IllegalArgumentException - if the set contains invalid elements