Commons Collections example source code file (TypedBuffer.java)

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The Commons Collections TypedBuffer.java source code

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package org.apache.commons.collections.buffer;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Buffer;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstanceofPredicate;

/**
 * Decorates another <code>Buffer to validate that elements added
 * are of a specific type.
 * <p>
 * The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against 
 * a specified <code>Class. If an object cannot be added to the
 * collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
 * 
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Matthew Hawthorne
 */
public class TypedBuffer {

    /**
     * Factory method to create a typed list.
     * <p>
     * If there are any elements already in the buffer being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param buffer  the buffer to decorate, must not be null
     * @param type  the type to allow into the buffer, must not be null
     * @return a new typed Buffer
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or type is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the buffer contains invalid elements
     */
    public static Buffer decorate(Buffer buffer, Class type) {
        return new PredicatedBuffer(buffer, InstanceofPredicate.getInstance(type));
    }
    
    /**
     * Restrictive constructor.
     */
    protected TypedBuffer() {
        super();
    }

}