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1 /*
2  * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
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16 package org.apache.commons.collections.buffer;
17
18 import org.apache.commons.collections.Buffer;
19 import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstanceofPredicate;
20
21 /**
22  * Decorates another <code>Buffer</code> to validate that elements added
23  * are of a specific type.
24  * <p>
25  * The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against
26  * a specified <code>Class</code>. If an object cannot be added to the
27  * collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
28  *
29  * @since Commons Collections 3.0
30  * @version $Revision: 1.5 $ $Date: 2004/05/15 12:33:23 $
31  *
32  * @author Stephen Colebourne
33  * @author Matthew Hawthorne
34  */
35 public class TypedBuffer {
36
37     /**
38      * Factory method to create a typed list.
39      * <p>
40      * If there are any elements already in the buffer being decorated, they
41      * are validated.
42      *
43      * @param buffer the buffer to decorate, must not be null
44      * @param type the type to allow into the buffer, must not be null
45      * @return a new typed Buffer
46      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or type is null
47      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the buffer contains invalid elements
48      */
49     public static Buffer decorate(Buffer buffer, Class JavaDoc type) {
50         return new PredicatedBuffer(buffer, InstanceofPredicate.getInstance(type));
51     }
52     
53     /**
54      * Restrictive constructor.
55      */
56     protected TypedBuffer() {
57         super();
58     }
59
60 }
61
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