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The gaps will be 031 * filled by null. If a get method call encounters a null, it will be replaced 032 * with a new object from the factory. Thus this list is unsuitable for 033 * storing null objects. 034 * </p> 035 * <p> 036 * For instance: 037 * </p> 038 * 039 * <pre> 040 * Factory<Date> factory = new Factory<Date>() { 041 * public Date create() { 042 * return new Date(); 043 * } 044 * } 045 * List<Date> lazy = LazyList.decorate(new ArrayList<Date>(), factory); 046 * Date date = lazy.get(3); 047 * </pre> 048 * 049 * <p> 050 * After the above code is executed, <code>date</code> will contain 051 * a new <code>Date</code> instance. Furthermore, that <code>Date</code> 052 * instance is the fourth element in the list. The first, second, 053 * and third element are all set to <code>null</code>. 054 * </p> 055 * <p> 056 * This class differs from {@link GrowthList} because here growth occurs on 057 * get, where <code>GrowthList</code> grows on set and add. However, they 058 * could easily be used together by decorating twice. 059 * </p> 060 * <p> 061 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1. 062 * </p> 063 * 064 * @see GrowthList 065 * @since 3.0 066 */ 067public class LazyList<E> extends AbstractSerializableListDecorator<E> { 068 069 /** Serialization version */ 070 private static final long serialVersionUID = -3677737457567429713L; 071 072 /** The factory to use to lazily instantiate the objects */ 073 private final Factory<? extends E> factory; 074 075 /** The transformer to use to lazily instantiate the objects */ 076 private final Transformer<Integer, ? extends E> transformer; 077 078 /** 079 * Factory method to create a lazily instantiating list. 080 * 081 * @param <E> the type of the elements in the list 082 * @param list the list to decorate, must not be null 083 * @param factory the factory to use for creation, must not be null 084 * @return a new lazy list 085 * @throws NullPointerException if list or factory is null 086 * @since 4.0 087 */ 088 public static <E> LazyList<E> lazyList(final List<E> list, final Factory<? extends E> factory) { 089 return new LazyList<>(list, factory); 090 } 091 092 /** 093 * Transformer method to create a lazily instantiating list. 094 * 095 * @param <E> the type of the elements in the list 096 * @param list the list to decorate, must not be null 097 * @param transformer the transformer to use for creation, must not be null 098 * @return a new lazy list 099 * @throws NullPointerException if list or transformer is null 100 * @since 4.4 101 */ 102 public static <E> LazyList<E> lazyList(final List<E> list, final Transformer<Integer, ? extends E> transformer) { 103 return new LazyList<>(list, transformer); 104 } 105 106 //----------------------------------------------------------------------- 107 /** 108 * Constructor that wraps (not copies). 109 * 110 * @param list the list to decorate, must not be null 111 * @param factory the factory to use for creation, must not be null 112 * @throws NullPointerException if list or factory is null 113 */ 114 protected LazyList(final List<E> list, final Factory<? extends E> factory) { 115 super(list); 116 this.factory = Objects.requireNonNull(factory); 117 this.transformer = null; 118 } 119 120 /** 121 * Constructor that wraps (not copies). 122 * 123 * @param list the list to decorate, must not be null 124 * @param transformer the transformer to use for creation, must not be null 125 * @throws NullPointerException if list or transformer is null 126 */ 127 protected LazyList(final List<E> list, final Transformer<Integer, ? extends E> transformer) { 128 super(list); 129 this.factory = null; 130 this.transformer = Objects.requireNonNull(transformer); 131 } 132 133 //----------------------------------------------------------------------- 134 /** 135 * Decorate the get method to perform the lazy behaviour. 136 * <p> 137 * If the requested index is greater than the current size, the list will 138 * grow to the new size and a new object will be returned from the factory 139 * or transformer. Indexes in-between the old size and the requested size 140 * are left with a placeholder that is replaced with a factory or 141 * transformer object when requested. 142 * 143 * @param index the index to retrieve 144 * @return the element at the given index 145 */ 146 @Override 147 public E get(final int index) { 148 final int size = decorated().size(); 149 if (index < size) { 150 // within bounds, get the object 151 E object = decorated().get(index); 152 if (object == null) { 153 // item is a place holder, create new one, set and return 154 object = element(index); 155 decorated().set(index, object); 156 return object; 157 } 158 // good and ready to go 159 return object; 160 } 161 // we have to grow the list 162 for (int i = size; i < index; i++) { 163 decorated().add(null); 164 } 165 // create our last object, set and return 166 final E object = element(index); 167 decorated().add(object); 168 return object; 169 } 170 171 @Override 172 public List<E> subList(final int fromIndex, final int toIndex) { 173 final List<E> sub = decorated().subList(fromIndex, toIndex); 174 if (factory != null) { 175 return new LazyList<>(sub, factory); 176 } else if (transformer != null) { 177 return new LazyList<>(sub, transformer); 178 } else { 179 throw new IllegalStateException("Factory and Transformer are both null!"); 180 } 181 } 182 183 private E element(final int index) { 184 if (factory != null) { 185 return factory.create(); 186 } else if (transformer != null) { 187 return transformer.transform(index); 188 } else { 189 throw new IllegalStateException("Factory and Transformer are both null!"); 190 } 191 } 192 193}