public class LazyList<E> extends AbstractSerializableListDecorator<E>
List to create objects in the list on demand.
When the get(int) method is called with an index greater than
the size of the list, the list will automatically grow in size and return
a new object from the specified factory. The gaps will be filled by null.
If a get method call encounters a null, it will be replaced with a new
object from the factory. Thus this list is unsuitable for storing null
objects.
For instance:
Factory<Date> factory = new Factory<Date>() {
public Date create() {
return new Date();
}
}
List<Date> lazy = LazyList.decorate(new ArrayList<Date>(), factory);
Date date = lazy.get(3);
After the above code is executed, date will contain
a new Date instance. Furthermore, that Date
instance is the fourth element in the list. The first, second,
and third element are all set to null.
This class differs from GrowthList because here growth occurs on
get, where GrowthList grows on set and add. However, they
could easily be used together by decorating twice.
This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
GrowthList,
Serialized Form| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
E |
get(int index)
Decorate the get method to perform the lazy behaviour.
|
static <E> LazyList<E> |
lazyList(java.util.List<E> list,
Factory<? extends E> factory)
Factory method to create a lazily instantiating list.
|
java.util.List<E> |
subList(int fromIndex,
int toIndex) |
add, addAll, equals, hashCode, indexOf, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, setadd, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray, toStringpublic static <E> LazyList<E> lazyList(java.util.List<E> list, Factory<? extends E> factory)
E - the type of the elements in the listlist - the list to decorate, must not be nullfactory - the factory to use for creation, must not be nulljava.lang.NullPointerException - if list or factory is nullpublic E get(int index)
If the requested index is greater than the current size, the list will grow to the new size and a new object will be returned from the factory. Indexes in-between the old size and the requested size are left with a placeholder that is replaced with a factory object when requested.
get in interface java.util.List<E>get in class AbstractListDecorator<E>index - the index to retrievepublic java.util.List<E> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
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