net.sf.mmm.util.collection.base
Class AbstractListFactory

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.mmm.util.collection.base.AbstractListFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

CollectionFactory<List>, ListFactory

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArrayListFactory

public abstract class AbstractListFactory
extends Object
implements ListFactory

This is the abstract base implementation of the ListFactory interface.

Since:

1.0.1

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Constructor Summary

AbstractListFactory()
The constructor.

Method Summary

List	createGeneric() This method creates a new instance of the generic Collection type <COLLECTION>.
List	createGeneric(int capacity) This method creates a new instance of the generic Collection type <COLLECTION> with the given initial capacity.
Class<List>	getCollectionInterface() This method gets the interface of the Collection managed by this factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.mmm.util.collection.api.ListFactory

create, create

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.mmm.util.collection.api.CollectionFactory

getCollectionImplementation

Constructor Detail

AbstractListFactory

public AbstractListFactory()

The constructor.

Method Detail

getCollectionInterface

public Class<List> getCollectionInterface()

This method gets the interface of the Collection managed by this factory.

Specified by:

getCollectionInterface in interface CollectionFactory<List>

Returns:

the Collection interface.

createGeneric

public List createGeneric()

This method creates a new instance of the generic Collection type <COLLECTION>.

Specified by:

createGeneric in interface CollectionFactory<List>

Returns:

the new collection instance.

createGeneric

public List createGeneric(int capacity)

This method creates a new instance of the generic Collection type <COLLECTION> with the given initial capacity.

Specified by:

createGeneric in interface CollectionFactory<List>

Parameters:

capacity - is the initial capacity of the collection.

Returns:

the new collection instance.