public class

PredicatedBuffer

extends PredicatedCollection
implements Buffer 
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package org.apache.commons.collections.buffer;

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

/**
 * Decorates another <code>Buffer</code> to validate that additions
 * match a specified predicate.
 * <p>
 * This buffer exists to provide validation for the decorated buffer.
 * It is normally created to decorate an empty buffer.
 * If an object cannot be added to the buffer, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
 * <p>
 * One usage would be to ensure that no null entries are added to the buffer.
 * <pre>Buffer buffer = PredicatedBuffer.decorate(new UnboundedFifoBuffer(), NotNullPredicate.INSTANCE);</pre>
 * <p>
 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
 * 
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Paul Jack
 */
public class PredicatedBuffer extends PredicatedCollection implements Buffer {

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2307609000539943581L;

    /**
     * Factory method to create a predicated (validating) buffer.
     * <p>
     * If there are any elements already in the buffer being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param buffer  the buffer to decorate, must not be null
     * @param predicate  the predicate to use for validation, must not be null
     * @return a new predicated Buffer
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or predicate is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the buffer contains invalid elements
     */
    public static Buffer decorate(Buffer buffer, Predicate predicate) {
        return new PredicatedBuffer(buffer, predicate);
    }
    
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Constructor that wraps (not copies).
     * <p>
     * If there are any elements already in the collection being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param buffer  the buffer to decorate, must not be null
     * @param predicate  the predicate to use for validation, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or predicate is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the buffer contains invalid elements
     */
    protected PredicatedBuffer(Buffer buffer, Predicate predicate) {
        super(buffer, predicate);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the buffer being decorated.
     * 
     * @return the decorated buffer
     */
    protected Buffer getBuffer() {
        return (Buffer) getCollection();
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    public Object get() {
        return getBuffer().get();
    }

    public Object remove() {
        return getBuffer().remove();
    }

}