Class PrototypeFactory
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- org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.PrototypeFactory
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public class PrototypeFactory extends Object
Factory implementation that creates a new instance each time based on a prototype.WARNING: from v4.1 onwards
Factory
instances returned byprototypeFactory(Object)
will not be serializable anymore in order to prevent potential remote code execution exploits. Please refer to COLLECTIONS-580 for more details.- Since:
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static <T> Factory<T>
prototypeFactory(T prototype)
Factory method that performs validation.
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Method Detail
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prototypeFactory
public static <T> Factory<T> prototypeFactory(T prototype)
Factory method that performs validation.Creates a Factory that will return a clone of the same prototype object each time the factory is used. The prototype will be cloned using one of these techniques (in order):
- public clone method
- public copy constructor
- serialization clone
- Type Parameters:
T
- the type the factory creates- Parameters:
prototype
- the object to clone each time in the factory- Returns:
- the
prototype
factory, or aConstantFactory.NULL_INSTANCE
if theprototype
isnull
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if the prototype cannot be cloned
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