Class TypedCollection
- java.lang.Object
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- org.apache.commons.collections.collection.TypedCollection
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@Deprecated(since="2021-04-30") public class TypedCollection extends Object
Deprecated.Commons Collections 3 is in maintenance mode. Commons Collections 4 should be used instead.Decorates aCollection
to validate that elements added are of a specific type.The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against a specified
Class
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- Commons Collections 3.0
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static Collection
decorate(Collection coll, Class type)
Deprecated.Factory method to create a typed collection.
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Method Detail
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decorate
public static Collection decorate(Collection coll, Class type)
Deprecated.Factory method to create a typed collection.If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they are validated.
- Parameters:
coll
- the collection to decorate, must not be nulltype
- the type to allow into the collection, must not be null- Returns:
- a new typed collection
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if collection or type is nullIllegalArgumentException
- if the collection contains invalid elements
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