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package org.apache.commons.collections.list;
import java.util.List;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstanceofPredicate;
/**
* Decorates another List
to validate that elements
* added are of a specific type.
*
* The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against
* a specified Class
. If an object cannot be added to the
* collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
*
* @since Commons Collections 3.0
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Matthew Hawthorne
*/
public class TypedList {
/**
* Factory method to create a typed list.
*
* If there are any elements already in the list being decorated, they
* are validated.
*
* @param list the list to decorate, must not be null
* @param type the type to allow into the collection, must not be null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if list or type is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the list contains invalid elements
*/
public static List decorate(List list, Class type) {
return new PredicatedList(list, InstanceofPredicate.getInstance(type));
}
/**
* Restrictive constructor.
*/
protected TypedList() {
}
}