Interface CheckedContainer<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the base type of elements in the container.

All Known Implementing Classes:

Code­List­Set, Identified­Object­Set, Matrix­Parameters, Measurement­Range, Number­Range, Point­Tree, Range, Range­Set, Table­Column, Weak­Hash­Set

public interface CheckedContainer<E>

A container that ensures that all elements are assignable to a given base type. Checked containers are usually Collection, but not always.

Constraint

If a class implements both Checked­Container and Collection, then the parameterized type shall be the same type. Example:

class MyList<E> extends AbstractList<E> implements CheckedContainer<E> { ... }

Since:

0.3

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static enum	Checked­Container.Mutability	Mutability status of a container.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<? extends E>	get­Element­Type()	Returns the base type of all elements in this container.
Checked­Container.Mutability	get­Mutability()	Returns whether this container is modifiable, unmodifiable or immutable.

Method Details

getElementType

Class<? extends E> getElementType()

Returns the base type of all elements in this container.

Returns:

the element type.

getMutability

CheckedContainer.Mutability getMutability()

Returns whether this container is modifiable, unmodifiable or immutable.

Returns:

the mutability status of this container.

Since:

1.6