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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* This implementation of IStructuredContentProvider handles
* the case where the viewer input is an unchanging array or collection of elements.
*
* This class is not intended to be subclassed outside the viewer framework.
*
*
* @since 1.0
* @noextend This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.
*/
public class ArrayContentProvider implements IStructuredContentProvider {
private static ArrayContentProvider instance;
/**
* Returns an instance of ArrayContentProvider. Since instances of this
* class do not maintain any state, they can be shared between multiple
* clients.
*
* @return an instance of ArrayContentProvider
*
* @since 1.3
*/
public static ArrayContentProvider getInstance() {
synchronized(ArrayContentProvider.class) {
if (instance == null) {
instance = new ArrayContentProvider();
}
return instance;
}
}
/**
* Returns the elements in the input, which must be either an array or a
* Collection.
*/
public Object[] getElements(Object inputElement) {
if (inputElement instanceof Object[]) {
return (Object[]) inputElement;
}
if (inputElement instanceof Collection) {
return ((Collection) inputElement).toArray();
}
return new Object[0];
}
/**
* This implementation does nothing.
*/
public void inputChanged(Viewer viewer, Object oldInput, Object newInput) {
// do nothing.
}
/**
* This implementation does nothing.
*/
public void dispose() {
// do nothing.
}
}