javolution.util.service

Interface CollectionService<E>

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Collection<E>, Iterable<E>, Serializable, Splittable<CollectionService<E>>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BitSetService, SetService<E>, SortedSetService<E>, SortedTableService<E>, TableService<E>

public interface CollectionService<E>
extends Collection<E>, Splittable<CollectionService<E>>, Serializable, Cloneable

The fundamental set of related functionalities required to implement fast collections.

Version:

6.0, July 21, 2013

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CollectionService<E>	clone() Returns a copy of this collection; updates of the copy should not impact the original.
Equality<? super E>	comparator() Returns the comparator used for element equality or order if the collection is sorted.
CollectionService<E>	threadSafe() Returns a thread-safe version of this service (used during parallel updates).

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

add, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, iterator, remove, removeAll, retainAll, size, toArray, toArray

Methods inherited from interface javolution.util.function.Splittable

perform, split, update

Method Detail

clone

CollectionService<E> clone()
                           throws CloneNotSupportedException

Returns a copy of this collection; updates of the copy should not impact the original.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

comparator

Equality<? super E> comparator()

Returns the comparator used for element equality or order if the collection is sorted.

threadSafe

CollectionService<E> threadSafe()

Returns a thread-safe version of this service (used during parallel updates).