Package org.apache.commons.collections.set

Class TypedSet

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.collections.set.TypedSet

@Deprecated(since="2021-04-30")
public class TypedSet
extends Object

Deprecated.

Commons Collections 3 is in maintenance mode. Commons Collections 4 should be used instead.

Decorates another Set 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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Set	decorate(Set set, Class type)	Deprecated. Factory method to create a typed set.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

decorate

public static Set decorate(Set set,
                           Class type)

Deprecated.

Factory method to create a typed set.

If there are any elements already in the set being decorated, they are validated.

Parameters:

set - the set to decorate, must not be null

type - the type to allow into the collection, must not be null

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if set or type is null

IllegalArgumentException - if the set contains invalid elements