public class

TransformedSet

extends TransformedCollection
implements Set<E>
java.lang.Object
   ↳ org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator
     ↳ org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractSerializableCollectionDecorator
       ↳ org.apache.commons.collections.collection.TransformedCollection
         ↳ org.apache.commons.collections.set.TransformedSet
Known Direct Subclasses

Class Overview

Decorates another Set to transform objects that are added.

The add methods are affected by this class. Thus objects must be removed or searched for using their transformed form. For example, if the transformation converts Strings to Integers, you must use the Integer form to remove objects.

This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.

Summary

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Inherited Fields
From class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.TransformedCollection
From class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator
Protected Constructors
TransformedSet(Set set, Transformer transformer)
Constructor that wraps (not copies).
Public Methods
static Set decorate(Set set, Transformer transformer)
Factory method to create a transforming set.
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Inherited Methods
From class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.TransformedCollection
From class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.lang.Iterable
From interface java.util.Collection
From interface java.util.Set

Protected Constructors

protected TransformedSet (Set set, Transformer transformer)

Constructor that wraps (not copies).

If there are any elements already in the set being decorated, they are NOT transformed.

Parameters
set the set to decorate, must not be null
transformer the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if set or transformer is null

Public Methods

public static Set decorate (Set set, Transformer transformer)

Factory method to create a transforming set.

If there are any elements already in the set being decorated, they are NOT transformed.

Parameters
set the set to decorate, must not be null
transformer the transformer to use for conversion, must not be null
Throws
IllegalArgumentException if set or transformer is null