org.apache.commons.collections4.functors
Class PrototypeFactory
java.lang.Object
org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.PrototypeFactory
public class PrototypeFactory
- extends Object
Factory implementation that creates a new instance each time based on a prototype.
- Since:
- 3.0
- Version:
- $Id: PrototypeFactory.java 1477798 2013-04-30 19:49:02Z tn $
Method Summary |
static
|
prototypeFactory(T prototype)
Factory method that performs validation. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
prototypeFactory
public static <T> Factory<T> prototypeFactory(T prototype)
- Factory method that performs validation.
Creates a Factory that will return a clone of the same prototype object
each time the factory is used. The prototype will be cloned using one of these
techniques (in order):
- public clone method
- public copy constructor
- serialization clone
- Type Parameters:
T
- the type the factory creates- Parameters:
prototype
- the object to clone each time in the factory
- Returns:
- the
prototype
factory, or a ConstantFactory.NULL_INSTANCE
if
the prototype
is null
- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException
- if the prototype cannot be cloned
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