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Commons Collections example source code file (PredicatedCollection.java)

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Java - Commons Collections tags/keywords

abstractserializablecollectiondecorator, cannot, collection, illegalargumentexception, illegalargumentexception, iterator, iterator, object, predicate, predicate, predicatedcollection, predicatedcollection, util

The Commons Collections PredicatedCollection.java source code

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package org.apache.commons.collections.collection;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;

/**
 * Decorates another <code>Collection to validate that additions
 * match a specified predicate.
 * <p>
 * This collection exists to provide validation for the decorated collection.
 * It is normally created to decorate an empty collection.
 * If an object cannot be added to the collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
 * <p>
 * One usage would be to ensure that no null entries are added to the collection.
 * <pre>Collection coll = PredicatedCollection.decorate(new ArrayList(), NotNullPredicate.INSTANCE);
* <p> * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1. * * @since Commons Collections 3.0 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $ * * @author Stephen Colebourne * @author Paul Jack */ public class PredicatedCollection extends AbstractSerializableCollectionDecorator { /** Serialization version */ private static final long serialVersionUID = -5259182142076705162L; /** The predicate to use */ protected final Predicate predicate; /** * Factory method to create a predicated (validating) collection. * <p> * If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they * are validated. * * @param coll the collection to decorate, must not be null * @param predicate the predicate to use for validation, must not be null * @return a new predicated collection * @throws IllegalArgumentException if collection or predicate is null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the collection contains invalid elements */ public static Collection decorate(Collection coll, Predicate predicate) { return new PredicatedCollection(coll, predicate); } //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** * Constructor that wraps (not copies). * <p> * If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they * are validated. * * @param coll the collection to decorate, must not be null * @param predicate the predicate to use for validation, must not be null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if collection or predicate is null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the collection contains invalid elements */ protected PredicatedCollection(Collection coll, Predicate predicate) { super(coll); if (predicate == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Predicate must not be null"); } this.predicate = predicate; for (Iterator it = coll.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) { validate(it.next()); } } /** * Validates the object being added to ensure it matches the predicate. * <p> * The predicate itself should not throw an exception, but return false to * indicate that the object cannot be added. * * @param object the object being added * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the add is invalid */ protected void validate(Object object) { if (predicate.evaluate(object) == false) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot add Object '" + object + "' - Predicate rejected it"); } } //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** * Override to validate the object being added to ensure it matches * the predicate. * * @param object the object being added * @return the result of adding to the underlying collection * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the add is invalid */ public boolean add(Object object) { validate(object); return getCollection().add(object); } /** * Override to validate the objects being added to ensure they match * the predicate. If any one fails, no update is made to the underlying * collection. * * @param coll the collection being added * @return the result of adding to the underlying collection * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the add is invalid */ public boolean addAll(Collection coll) { for (Iterator it = coll.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) { validate(it.next()); } return getCollection().addAll(coll); } }

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