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package org.apache.commons.collections.set;

import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
import org.apache.commons.collections.collection.PredicatedCollection;

/**
 * Decorates another Set to validate that all additions
 * match a specified predicate.
 * 
 * This set exists to provide validation for the decorated set.
 * It is normally created to decorate an empty set.
 * If an object cannot be added to the set, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
 * 

 * One usage would be to ensure that no null entries are added to the set.
 * 
Set set = PredicatedSet.decorate(new HashSet(), NotNullPredicate.INSTANCE);
 * 
 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
 * 
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Paul Jack
 */
public class PredicatedSet extends PredicatedCollection implements Set {

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -684521469108685117L;

    /**
     * Factory method to create a predicated (validating) set.
     * 

     * If there are any elements already in the set being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param set  the set to decorate, must not be null
     * @param predicate  the predicate to use for validation, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if set or predicate is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the set contains invalid elements
     */
    public static Set decorate(Set set, Predicate predicate) {
        return new PredicatedSet(set, predicate);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Constructor that wraps (not copies).
     * 
     * If there are any elements already in the set being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param set  the set to decorate, must not be null
     * @param predicate  the predicate to use for validation, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if set or predicate is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the set contains invalid elements
     */
    protected PredicatedSet(Set set, Predicate predicate) {
        super(set, predicate);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the set being decorated.
     * 
     * @return the decorated set
     */
    protected Set getSet() {
        return (Set) getCollection();
    }

}