org.apache.commons.collections.collection
Interface CompositeCollection.CollectionMutator

All Known Subinterfaces:

CompositeSet.SetMutator

Enclosing class:

CompositeCollection

public static interface CompositeCollection.CollectionMutator

Pluggable strategy to handle changes to the composite.

Method Summary

boolean	add(CompositeCollection composite, java.util.Collection[] collections, java.lang.Object obj) Called when an object is to be added to the composite.
boolean	addAll(CompositeCollection composite, java.util.Collection[] collections, java.util.Collection coll) Called when a collection is to be added to the composite.
boolean	remove(CompositeCollection composite, java.util.Collection[] collections, java.lang.Object obj) Called when an object is to be removed to the composite.

Method Detail

add

boolean add(CompositeCollection composite,
            java.util.Collection[] collections,
            java.lang.Object obj)

Called when an object is to be added to the composite.

Parameters:

composite - the CompositeCollection being changed

collections - all of the Collection instances in this CompositeCollection

obj - the object being added

Returns:

true if the collection is changed

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if add is unsupported

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object cannot be added due to its type

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the object cannot be added because its null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the object cannot be added

addAll

boolean addAll(CompositeCollection composite,
               java.util.Collection[] collections,
               java.util.Collection coll)

Called when a collection is to be added to the composite.

Parameters:

composite - the CompositeCollection being changed

collections - all of the Collection instances in this CompositeCollection

coll - the collection being added

Returns:

true if the collection is changed

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if add is unsupported

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object cannot be added due to its type

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the object cannot be added because its null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the object cannot be added

remove

boolean remove(CompositeCollection composite,
               java.util.Collection[] collections,
               java.lang.Object obj)

Called when an object is to be removed to the composite.

Parameters:

composite - the CompositeCollection being changed

collections - all of the Collection instances in this CompositeCollection

obj - the object being removed

Returns:

true if the collection is changed

Throws:

java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - if removed is unsupported

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the object cannot be removed due to its type

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the object cannot be removed because its null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the object cannot be removed