Field Detail

• EMPTY_SET

  public static final Set EMPTY_SET

  An empty unmodifiable set. This uses the Collections implementation and is provided for completeness.

• EMPTY_SORTED_SET

  public static final SortedSet EMPTY_SORTED_SET

  An empty unmodifiable sorted set. This is not provided in the JDK.

Constructor Detail

• SetUtils

  public SetUtils()

  SetUtils should not normally be instantiated.

Method Detail

• isEqualSet

  public static boolean isEqualSet(Collection set1,
                   Collection set2)

  Tests two sets for equality as per the equals() contract in Set.equals(java.lang.Object).

  This method is useful for implementing Set when you cannot extend AbstractSet. The method takes Collection instances to enable other collection types to use the Set implementation algorithm.

  The relevant text (slightly paraphrased as this is a static method) is:

  Two sets are considered equal if they have the same size, and every member of the first set is contained in the second. This ensures that the equals method works properly across different implementations of the Set interface.

  This implementation first checks if the two sets are the same object: if so it returns true. Then, it checks if the two sets are identical in size; if not, it returns false. If so, it returns a.containsAll((Collection) b).

  Parameters:

  set1 - the first set, may be null

  set2 - the second set, may be null

  Returns:

  whether the sets are equal by value comparison

  See Also:

  Set

• hashCodeForSet

  public static int hashCodeForSet(Collection set)

  Generates a hash code using the algorithm specified in Set.hashCode().

  This method is useful for implementing Set when you cannot extend AbstractSet. The method takes Collection instances to enable other collection types to use the Set implementation algorithm.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to calculate the hash code for, may be null

  Returns:

  the hash code

  See Also:

  Set.hashCode()

• synchronizedSet

  public static Set synchronizedSet(Set set)

  Returns a synchronized set backed by the given set.

  You must manually synchronize on the returned buffer's iterator to avoid non-deterministic behavior:

   Set s = SetUtils.synchronizedSet(mySet);
   synchronized (s) {
       Iterator i = s.iterator();
       while (i.hasNext()) {
           process (i.next());
       }
   }
   

  This method uses the implementation in the decorators subpackage.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to synchronize, must not be null

  Returns:

  a synchronized set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the set is null

• unmodifiableSet

  public static Set unmodifiableSet(Set set)

  Returns an unmodifiable set backed by the given set.

  This method uses the implementation in the decorators subpackage.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to make unmodifiable, must not be null

  Returns:

  an unmodifiable set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the set is null

• predicatedSet

  public static Set predicatedSet(Set set,
                  Predicate predicate)

  Returns a predicated (validating) set backed by the given set.

  Only objects that pass the test in the given predicate can be added to the set. Trying to add an invalid object results in an IllegalArgumentException. It is important not to use the original set after invoking this method, as it is a backdoor for adding invalid objects.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to predicate, must not be null

  predicate - the predicate for the set, must not be null

  Returns:

  a predicated set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the Set or Predicate is null

• typedSet

  public static Set typedSet(Set set,
             Class type)

  Returns a typed set backed by the given set.

  Only objects of the specified type can be added to the set.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to limit to a specific type, must not be null

  type - the type of objects which may be added to the set

  Returns:

  a typed set backed by the specified set

• transformedSet

  public static Set transformedSet(Set set,
                   Transformer transformer)

  Returns a transformed set backed by the given set.

  Each object is passed through the transformer as it is added to the Set. It is important not to use the original set after invoking this method, as it is a backdoor for adding untransformed objects.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to transform, must not be null

  transformer - the transformer for the set, must not be null

  Returns:

  a transformed set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the Set or Transformer is null

• orderedSet

  public static Set orderedSet(Set set)

  Returns a set that maintains the order of elements that are added backed by the given set.

  If an element is added twice, the order is determined by the first add. The order is observed through the iterator or toArray.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to order, must not be null

  Returns:

  an ordered set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the Set is null

• synchronizedSortedSet

  public static SortedSet synchronizedSortedSet(SortedSet set)

  Returns a synchronized sorted set backed by the given sorted set.

  You must manually synchronize on the returned buffer's iterator to avoid non-deterministic behavior:

   Set s = SetUtils.synchronizedSet(mySet);
   synchronized (s) {
       Iterator i = s.iterator();
       while (i.hasNext()) {
           process (i.next());
       }
   }
   

  This method uses the implementation in the decorators subpackage.

  Parameters:

  set - the sorted set to synchronize, must not be null

  Returns:

  a synchronized set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the set is null

• unmodifiableSortedSet

  public static SortedSet unmodifiableSortedSet(SortedSet set)

  Returns an unmodifiable sorted set backed by the given sorted set.

  This method uses the implementation in the decorators subpackage.

  Parameters:

  set - the sorted set to make unmodifiable, must not be null

  Returns:

  an unmodifiable set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the set is null

• predicatedSortedSet

  public static SortedSet predicatedSortedSet(SortedSet set,
                              Predicate predicate)

  Returns a predicated (validating) sorted set backed by the given sorted set.

  Only objects that pass the test in the given predicate can be added to the set. Trying to add an invalid object results in an IllegalArgumentException. It is important not to use the original set after invoking this method, as it is a backdoor for adding invalid objects.

  Parameters:

  set - the sorted set to predicate, must not be null

  predicate - the predicate for the sorted set, must not be null

  Returns:

  a predicated sorted set backed by the given sorted set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the Set or Predicate is null

• typedSortedSet

  public static SortedSet typedSortedSet(SortedSet set,
                         Class type)

  Returns a typed sorted set backed by the given set.

  Only objects of the specified type can be added to the set.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to limit to a specific type, must not be null

  type - the type of objects which may be added to the set

  Returns:

  a typed set backed by the specified set

• transformedSortedSet

  public static SortedSet transformedSortedSet(SortedSet set,
                               Transformer transformer)

  Returns a transformed sorted set backed by the given set.

  Each object is passed through the transformer as it is added to the Set. It is important not to use the original set after invoking this method, as it is a backdoor for adding untransformed objects.

  Parameters:

  set - the set to transform, must not be null

  transformer - the transformer for the set, must not be null

  Returns:

  a transformed set backed by the given set

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the Set or Transformer is null