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package org.apache.commons.collections.list;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Factory;

/**
 * Decorates another List to create objects in the list on demand.
 * 

* When the {@link #get(int)} method is called with an index greater than * the size of the list, the list will automatically grow in size and return * a new object from the specified factory. The gaps will be filled by null. * If a get method call encounters a null, it will be replaced with a new * object from the factory. Thus this list is unsuitable for storing null * objects. *

* For instance: * *

 * Factory factory = new Factory() {
 *     public Object create() {
 *         return new Date();
 *     }
 * }
 * List lazy = LazyList.decorate(new ArrayList(), factory);
 * Object obj = lazy.get(3);
 * 
* * After the above code is executed, obj will contain * a new Date instance. Furthermore, that Date * instance is the fourth element in the list. The first, second, * and third element are all set to null. *

* This class differs from {@link GrowthList} because here growth occurs on * get, where GrowthList grows on set and add. However, they * could easily be used together by decorating twice. *

* This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1. * * @see GrowthList * @since Commons Collections 3.0 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $ * * @author Stephen Colebourne * @author Arron Bates * @author Paul Jack */ public class LazyList extends AbstractSerializableListDecorator { /** Serialization version */ private static final long serialVersionUID = -1708388017160694542L; /** The factory to use to lazily instantiate the objects */ protected final Factory factory; /** * Factory method to create a lazily instantiating list. * * @param list the list to decorate, must not be null * @param factory the factory to use for creation, must not be null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if list or factory is null */ public static List decorate(List list, Factory factory) { return new LazyList(list, factory); } //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** * Constructor that wraps (not copies). * * @param list the list to decorate, must not be null * @param factory the factory to use for creation, must not be null * @throws IllegalArgumentException if list or factory is null */ protected LazyList(List list, Factory factory) { super(list); if (factory == null) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("Factory must not be null"); } this.factory = factory; } //----------------------------------------------------------------------- /** * Decorate the get method to perform the lazy behaviour. *

* If the requested index is greater than the current size, the list will * grow to the new size and a new object will be returned from the factory. * Indexes in-between the old size and the requested size are left with a * placeholder that is replaced with a factory object when requested. * * @param index the index to retrieve */ public Object get(int index) { int size = getList().size(); if (index < size) { // within bounds, get the object Object object = getList().get(index); if (object == null) { // item is a place holder, create new one, set and return object = factory.create(); getList().set(index, object); return object; } else { // good and ready to go return object; } } else { // we have to grow the list for (int i = size; i < index; i++) { getList().add(null); } // create our last object, set and return Object object = factory.create(); getList().add(object); return object; } } public List subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex) { List sub = getList().subList(fromIndex, toIndex); return new LazyList(sub, factory); } }





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