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* Copyright 2011-2017 Asakusa Framework Team.
*
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* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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*
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package com.asakusafw.runtime.core;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Represents a data-flow view, which partitioned by each sorted group.
* Application developers <em>MUST NOT</em> change the returned lists and their elements.
* @param <T> the data type
* @since 0.9.1
*/
public interface GroupView<T> extends View<T> {
/**
* Returns a data model list for the empty key.
* @return the data model list for the empty key, or an empty list there is no such entries for the key
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key structure is not compatible for this view (optional behavior)
*/
default List<T> find() {
return find(new Object[0]);
}
/**
* Returns a data model list for the key.
* @param key the search key element
* @return the data model list for the key, or an empty list there is no such entries for key
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key structure is not compatible for this view (optional behavior)
*/
default List<T> find(Object key) {
return find(new Object[] { key });
}
/**
* Returns a data model list for the key elements.
* @param a the first key element
* @param b the second key element
* @return the data model list for the key, or an empty list there is no such entries for key
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key structure is not compatible for this view (optional behavior)
*/
default List<T> find(Object a, Object b) {
return find(new Object[] { a, b });
}
/**
* Returns a data model list for the key elements.
* @param a the first key element
* @param b the second key element
* @param c the third key element
* @return the data model list for the key, or an empty list there is no such entries for key
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key structure is not compatible for this view (optional behavior)
*/
default List<T> find(Object a, Object b, Object c) {
return find(new Object[] { a, b, c });
}
/**
* Returns a data model list for the key elements.
* @param a the first key element
* @param b the second key element
* @param c the third key element
* @param d the fourth key element
* @return the data model list for the key, or an empty list there is no such entries for key
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key structure is not compatible for this view (optional behavior)
*/
default List<T> find(Object a, Object b, Object c, Object d) {
return find(new Object[] { a, b, c, d });
}
/**
* Returns a data model list for the key elements.
* @param elements the key elements
* @return the data model list for the key, or an empty list there is no such entries for key
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key structure is not compatible for this view (optional behavior)
*/
List<T> find(Object... elements);
}