org.apache.commons.collections4.collection
Class TransformedCollection<E>

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.collections4.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator<E>
      org.apache.commons.collections4.collection.TransformedCollection<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements in the collection

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Iterable<E>, Collection<E>

Direct Known Subclasses:

TransformedBag, TransformedList, TransformedQueue, TransformedSet

public class TransformedCollection<E>
extends AbstractCollectionDecorator<E>

Decorates another Collection to transform objects that are added.

The add methods are affected by this class. Thus objects must be removed or searched for using their transformed form. For example, if the transformation converts Strings to Integers, you must use the Integer form to remove objects.

This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.

Since:

3.0

Version:

$Id: TransformedCollection.java 1479401 2013-05-05 21:51:47Z tn $

See Also:

Serialized Form

transformer

protected final Transformer<? super E,? extends E> transformer

The transformer to use

TransformedCollection

protected TransformedCollection(Collection<E> coll,
                                Transformer<? super E,? extends E> transformer)

Constructor that wraps (not copies).

If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they are NOT transformed.

Parameters:

coll - the collection to decorate, must not be null

transformer - the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if collection or transformer is null

transformingCollection

public static <E> TransformedCollection<E> transformingCollection(Collection<E> coll,
                                                                  Transformer<? super E,? extends E> transformer)

Factory method to create a transforming collection.

If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they are NOT transformed. Contrast this with transformedCollection(Collection, Transformer).

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements in the collection

Parameters:

coll - the collection to decorate, must not be null

transformer - the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null

Returns:

a new transformed collection

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if collection or transformer is null

Since:

4.0

transformedCollection

public static <E> TransformedCollection<E> transformedCollection(Collection<E> collection,
                                                                 Transformer<? super E,? extends E> transformer)

Factory method to create a transforming collection that will transform existing contents of the specified collection.

If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they will be transformed by this method. Contrast this with transformingCollection(Collection, Transformer).

Type Parameters:

E - the type of the elements in the collection

Parameters:

collection - the collection to decorate, must not be null

transformer - the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null

Returns:

a new transformed Collection

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if collection or transformer is null

Since:

4.0

transform

protected E transform(E object)

Transforms an object.

The transformer itself may throw an exception if necessary.

Parameters:

object - the object to transform

Returns:

a transformed object

transform

protected Collection<E> transform(Collection<? extends E> coll)

Transforms a collection.

The transformer itself may throw an exception if necessary.

Parameters:

coll - the collection to transform

Returns:

a transformed object

add

public boolean add(E object)

Specified by:

add in interface Collection<E>

Overrides:

add in class AbstractCollectionDecorator<E>

addAll

public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> coll)

Specified by:

addAll in interface Collection<E>

Overrides:

addAll in class AbstractCollectionDecorator<E>