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package org.apache.commons.collections.functors;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Factory;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Transformer;
/**
* Transformer implementation that calls a Factory and returns the result.
*
* @since Commons Collections 3.0
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
*/
public class FactoryTransformer implements Transformer, Serializable {
/** Serial version UID */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -6817674502475353160L;
/** The factory to wrap */
private final Factory iFactory;
/**
* Factory method that performs validation.
*
* @param factory the factory to call, not null
* @return the factory
transformer
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the factory is null
*/
public static Transformer getInstance(Factory factory) {
if (factory == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Factory must not be null");
}
return new FactoryTransformer(factory);
}
/**
* Constructor that performs no validation.
* Use getInstance
if you want that.
*
* @param factory the factory to call, not null
*/
public FactoryTransformer(Factory factory) {
super();
iFactory = factory;
}
/**
* Transforms the input by ignoring the input and returning the result of
* calling the decorated factory.
*
* @param input the input object to transform
* @return the transformed result
*/
public Object transform(Object input) {
return iFactory.create();
}
/**
* Gets the factory.
*
* @return the factory
* @since Commons Collections 3.1
*/
public Factory getFactory() {
return iFactory;
}
}