com.google.common.collect
Class ImmutableCollection<E>

java.lang.Object
  com.google.common.collect.ImmutableCollection<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Iterable<E>, Collection<E>

Direct Known Subclasses:

ImmutableList, ImmutableMultiset, ImmutableSet

public abstract class ImmutableCollection<E>
extends Object
implements Collection<E>, Serializable

An immutable collection. Does not permit null elements.

In addition to the Collection methods, this class has an asList() method, which returns a list view of the collection's elements.

Note: Although this class is not final, it cannot be subclassed outside of this package as it has no public or protected constructors. Thus, instances of this type are guaranteed to be immutable.

Since:

2010.01.04 stable (imported from Google Collections Library)

Author:

Jesse Wilson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

boolean	add(E e) Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.
boolean	addAll(Collection<? extends E> newElements) Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.
ImmutableList<E>	asList() Returns a list view of the collection.
void	clear() Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.
boolean	contains(Object object)
boolean	containsAll(Collection<?> targets)
boolean	isEmpty()
abstract UnmodifiableIterator<E>	iterator() Returns an unmodifiable iterator across the elements in this collection.
boolean	remove(Object object) Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.
boolean	removeAll(Collection<?> oldElements) Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.
boolean	retainAll(Collection<?> elementsToKeep) Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.
Object[]	toArray()
<T> T[]	toArray(T[] other)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

equals, hashCode, size

Method Detail

iterator

public abstract UnmodifiableIterator<E> iterator()

Returns an unmodifiable iterator across the elements in this collection.

Specified by:

iterator in interface Iterable<E>

Specified by:

iterator in interface Collection<E>

toArray

public Object[] toArray()

Specified by:

toArray in interface Collection<E>

toArray

public <T> T[] toArray(T[] other)

Specified by:

toArray in interface Collection<E>

contains

public boolean contains(@Nullable
                        Object object)

Specified by:

contains in interface Collection<E>

containsAll

public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> targets)

Specified by:

containsAll in interface Collection<E>

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Specified by:

isEmpty in interface Collection<E>

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

add

public final boolean add(E e)

Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.

Specified by:

add in interface Collection<E>

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

remove

public final boolean remove(Object object)

Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.

Specified by:

remove in interface Collection<E>

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

addAll

public final boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> newElements)

Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.

Specified by:

addAll in interface Collection<E>

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

removeAll

public final boolean removeAll(Collection<?> oldElements)

Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.

Specified by:

removeAll in interface Collection<E>

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

retainAll

public final boolean retainAll(Collection<?> elementsToKeep)

Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.

Specified by:

retainAll in interface Collection<E>

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

clear

public final void clear()

Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the collection unmodified.

Specified by:

clear in interface Collection<E>

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

asList

public ImmutableList<E> asList()

Returns a list view of the collection.

Since:

2010.01.04 tentative