net.sf.mmm.util.collection.api
Interface CollectionFactoryManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionFactoryManagerImpl

@ComponentSpecification
public interface CollectionFactoryManager

This is the interface for a manager of CollectionFactory instances.

Since:

1.0.1

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

<COLLECTION extends Collection> CollectionFactory<COLLECTION>	getCollectionFactory(Class<COLLECTION> collectionType) This method gets the CollectionFactory for the given collectionType.
<MAP extends Map> MapFactory	getMapFactory(Class<MAP> mapType) This method gets the MapFactory for the given mapType.

Method Detail

getMapFactory

<MAP extends Map> MapFactory getMapFactory(Class<MAP> mapType)

This method gets the MapFactory for the given mapType.

Type Parameters:

MAP - is the generic type of the Map.

Parameters:

mapType - is the type of the Map. This should be the interface such as Map.class or SortedMap.class.

Returns:

the MapFactory for the given mapType. The mapType has to be assignable from MapFactory.getMapInterface() of the returned instance. Typically it will be equal.

getCollectionFactory

<COLLECTION extends Collection> CollectionFactory<COLLECTION> getCollectionFactory(Class<COLLECTION> collectionType)

This method gets the CollectionFactory for the given collectionType.

Type Parameters:

COLLECTION - is the generic type of the Collection.

Parameters:

collectionType - is the type of the Collection. This should be the Collection interface such as List.class.

Returns:

the CollectionFactory for the given collectionType. The collectionType has to be assignable from CollectionFactory.getCollectionInterface() of the returned instance. Typically it will be equal.