UnmodifiableCollection.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.collection;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.Unmodifiable;
import org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators.UnmodifiableIterator;

/**
 * Decorates another {@link Collection} to ensure it can't be altered.
 * <p>
 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
 * <p>
 * Attempts to modify it will result in an UnsupportedOperationException.
 *
 * @param <E> the type of the elements in the collection
 * @since 3.0
 * @version $Id$
 */
public final class UnmodifiableCollection<E>
        extends AbstractCollectionDecorator<E>
        implements Unmodifiable {

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -239892006883819945L;

    /**
     * Factory method to create an unmodifiable collection.
     * <p>
     * If the collection passed in is already unmodifiable, it is returned.
     *
     * @param <T> the type of the elements in the collection
     * @param coll  the collection to decorate, must not be null
     * @return an unmodifiable collection
     * @throws NullPointerException if collection is null
     * @since 4.0
     */
    public static <T> Collection<T> unmodifiableCollection(final Collection<? extends T> coll) {
        if (coll instanceof Unmodifiable) {
            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // safe to upcast
            final Collection<T> tmpColl = (Collection<T>) coll;
            return tmpColl;
        }
        return new UnmodifiableCollection<T>(coll);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Constructor that wraps (not copies).
     *
     * @param coll  the collection to decorate, must not be null
     * @throws NullPointerException if collection is null
     */
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // safe to upcast
    private UnmodifiableCollection(final Collection<? extends E> coll) {
        super((Collection<E>) coll);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    @Override
    public Iterator<E> iterator() {
        return UnmodifiableIterator.unmodifiableIterator(decorated().iterator());
    }

    @Override
    public boolean add(final E object) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean addAll(final Collection<? extends E> coll) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    @Override
    public void clear() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean remove(final Object object) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean removeAll(final Collection<?> coll) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean retainAll(final Collection<?> coll) {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }

}