at.mug.iqm.commons.jaitools

Class CollectionFactory

java.lang.Object

at.mug.iqm.commons.jaitools.CollectionFactory

public class CollectionFactory
extends Object

Some convenience methods to create generic collections following the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle. Examples of use: List list1 = CollectionFactory.newList(); List> list2 = CollectionFactory.newList();

Author:

Michael Bedward

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CollectionFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> List<T>	newList() Magic method to create a generic ArrayList
static <K,V> Map<K,V>	newMap() Magic method to create a generic Map
static <T> Set<T>	newSet() Magic method to create a generic Set
static <T> Stack<T>	newStack() Magic method to create a generic Stack.
static <K,V> TreeMap<K,V>	newTreeMap() Magic methid to create a TreeMap
static <T> TreeSet<T>	newTreeSet() Magic method to create a generic Set

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CollectionFactory

public CollectionFactory()

Method Detail

newMap

public static <K,V> Map<K,V> newMap()

Magic method to create a generic Map

Example of use: Map foo = CollectionFactory.newMap();

Returns:

a new Map instance

newTreeMap

public static <K,V> TreeMap<K,V> newTreeMap()

Magic methid to create a TreeMap

Example of use: Map foo = CollectionFactory.newTreeMap();

Returns:

a new TreeMap instance

newList

public static <T> List<T> newList()

Magic method to create a generic ArrayList

Example of use: List foo = CollectionFactory.newList();

Returns:

a new ArrayList instance

newStack

public static <T> Stack<T> newStack()

Magic method to create a generic Stack.

Example of use: Stack foo = CollectionFactory.newStack();

Returns:

a new Stack instance

newSet

public static <T> Set<T> newSet()

Magic method to create a generic Set

Example of use: Set foo = CollectionFactory.newSet();

Returns:

a new HashSet instance

newTreeSet

public static <T> TreeSet<T> newTreeSet()

Magic method to create a generic Set

Example of use: Set foo = CollectionFactory.newTreeSet();

Returns:

a new Set instance