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package org.apache.commons.collections.buffer;
import org.apache.commons.collections.Buffer;
import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstanceofPredicate;
/**
* Decorates another <code>Buffer</code> to validate that elements added
* are of a specific type.
* <p>
* The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against
* a specified <code>Class</code>. If an object cannot be added to the
* collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
*
* @since Commons Collections 3.0
* @version $Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 13:33:15 +0100 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $
*
* @author Stephen Colebourne
* @author Matthew Hawthorne
*/
public class TypedBuffer {
/**
* Factory method to create a typed list.
* <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 type the type to allow into the buffer, must not be null
* @return a new typed Buffer
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if buffer or type is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the buffer contains invalid elements
*/
public static Buffer decorate(Buffer buffer, Class type) {
return new PredicatedBuffer(buffer, InstanceofPredicate.getInstance(type));
}
/**
* Restrictive constructor.
*/
protected TypedBuffer() {
super();
}
}