Uses of Interface
org.apache.commons.collections.Factory

Packages that use Factory

org.apache.commons.collections	This package contains the interfaces and utilities shared across all the subpackages of this component.
org.apache.commons.collections.functors	This package contains implementations of the Closure, Predicate, Transformer and Factory interfaces.
org.apache.commons.collections.list	This package contains implementations of the List interface.
org.apache.commons.collections.map	This package contains implementations of the Map, IterableMap, OrderedMap and SortedMap interfaces.

Uses of Factory in org.apache.commons.collections

Methods in org.apache.commons.collections that return Factory

static Factory	FactoryUtils.constantFactory(java.lang.Object constantToReturn) Creates a Factory that will return the same object each time the factory is used.
static Factory	FactoryUtils.exceptionFactory() Gets a Factory that always throws an exception.
static Factory	FactoryUtils.instantiateFactory(java.lang.Class classToInstantiate) Creates a Factory that can create objects of a specific type using a no-args constructor.
static Factory	FactoryUtils.instantiateFactory(java.lang.Class classToInstantiate, java.lang.Class[] paramTypes, java.lang.Object[] args) Creates a Factory that can create objects of a specific type using the arguments specified to this method.
static Factory	FactoryUtils.nullFactory() Gets a Factory that will return null each time the factory is used.
static Factory	FactoryUtils.prototypeFactory(java.lang.Object prototype) Creates a Factory that will return a clone of the same prototype object each time the factory is used.

Methods in org.apache.commons.collections with parameters of type Factory

static Transformer	TransformerUtils.asTransformer(Factory factory) Creates a Transformer that calls a Factory each time the transformer is used.
static java.util.List	ListUtils.lazyList(java.util.List list, Factory factory) Returns a "lazy" list whose elements will be created on demand.
static java.util.Map	MapUtils.lazyMap(java.util.Map map, Factory factory) Returns a "lazy" map whose values will be created on demand.
static java.util.SortedMap	MapUtils.lazySortedMap(java.util.SortedMap map, Factory factory) Returns a "lazy" sorted map whose values will be created on demand.
static java.util.Map	MapUtils.multiValueMap(java.util.Map map, Factory collectionFactory) Creates a multi-value map backed by the given map which returns collections created by the specified collection factory.

Uses of Factory in org.apache.commons.collections.functors

Classes in org.apache.commons.collections.functors that implement Factory

class	ConstantFactory Factory implementation that returns the same constant each time.
class	ExceptionFactory Factory implementation that always throws an exception.
class	InstantiateFactory Factory implementation that creates a new object instance by reflection.

Fields in org.apache.commons.collections.functors declared as Factory

static Factory	ExceptionFactory.INSTANCE Singleton predicate instance
static Factory	ConstantFactory.NULL_INSTANCE Returns null each time

Methods in org.apache.commons.collections.functors that return Factory

Factory	FactoryTransformer.getFactory() Gets the factory.
static Factory	ExceptionFactory.getInstance() Factory returning the singleton instance.
static Factory	InstantiateFactory.getInstance(java.lang.Class classToInstantiate, java.lang.Class[] paramTypes, java.lang.Object[] args) Factory method that performs validation.
static Factory	PrototypeFactory.getInstance(java.lang.Object prototype) Factory method that performs validation.
static Factory	ConstantFactory.getInstance(java.lang.Object constantToReturn) Factory method that performs validation.

Methods in org.apache.commons.collections.functors with parameters of type Factory

static Transformer

FactoryTransformer.getInstance(Factory factory) Factory method that performs validation.

Constructors in org.apache.commons.collections.functors with parameters of type Factory

FactoryTransformer(Factory factory)
Constructor that performs no validation.

Uses of Factory in org.apache.commons.collections.list

Fields in org.apache.commons.collections.list declared as Factory

protected Factory

LazyList.factory The factory to use to lazily instantiate the objects

Methods in org.apache.commons.collections.list with parameters of type Factory

static java.util.List

LazyList.decorate(java.util.List list, Factory factory) Factory method to create a lazily instantiating list.

Constructors in org.apache.commons.collections.list with parameters of type Factory

LazyList(java.util.List list, Factory factory)
Constructor that wraps (not copies).

Uses of Factory in org.apache.commons.collections.map

Methods in org.apache.commons.collections.map with parameters of type Factory

static MultiValueMap	MultiValueMap.decorate(java.util.Map map, Factory collectionFactory) Creates a map which decorates the given map and creates the value collections using the supplied collectionFactory.
static java.util.Map	LazyMap.decorate(java.util.Map map, Factory factory) Factory method to create a lazily instantiated map.
static java.util.Map	DefaultedMap.decorate(java.util.Map map, Factory factory) Factory method to create a defaulting map.
static java.util.SortedMap	LazySortedMap.decorate(java.util.SortedMap map, Factory factory) Factory method to create a lazily instantiated sorted map.

Constructors in org.apache.commons.collections.map with parameters of type Factory

LazyMap(java.util.Map map, Factory factory)
Constructor that wraps (not copies).

LazySortedMap(java.util.SortedMap map, Factory factory)
Constructor that wraps (not copies).

MultiValueMap(java.util.Map map, Factory collectionFactory)
Creates a MultiValueMap which decorates the given map and creates the value collections using the supplied collectionFactory.