PropertyList.java

/*
 * $Id: PropertyList.java,v 1.8 2005/09/28 09:03:53 fortuna Exp $ [Apr 5, 2004]
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package net.fortuna.ical4j.model;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Defines a list of iCalendar properties.
 *
 * @author Ben Fortuna
 */
public class PropertyList extends ArrayList implements Serializable {
    
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8875923766224921031L;

    /**
     * Default constructor.
     */
    public PropertyList() {
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new instance with the specified initial capacity.
     * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the list
     */
    public PropertyList(final int initialCapacity) {
        super(initialCapacity);
    }

    /**
     * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
     */
    public final String toString() {
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
        for (Iterator i = iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            buffer.append(i.next().toString());
        }
        return buffer.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the first property of specified name.
     * @param aName name of property to return
     * @return a property or null if no matching property found
     */
    public final Property getProperty(final String aName) {
        for (Iterator i = iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            Property p = (Property) i.next();
            if (p.getName().equals(aName)) {
                return p;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a list of properties with the specified name.
     * @param name
     *            name of properties to return
     * @return a property list
     */
    public final PropertyList getProperties(final String name) {
        PropertyList list = new PropertyList();
        for (Iterator i = iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
            Property p = (Property) i.next();
            if (p.getName().equals(name)) {
                list.add(p);
            }
        }
        return list;
    }

    /**
     * Add a property to the list.
     * @param property the property to add
     * @return true
     * @see List#add(java.lang.Object)
     */
    public final boolean add(final Property property) {
        return add((Object) property);
    }
    
    /**
     * Overrides superclass to throw an <code>IllegalArgumentException</code>
     * where argument is not a <code>net.fortuna.ical4j.model.Property</code>.
     * @see List#add(E)
     */
    public final boolean add(final Object arg0) {
        if (!(arg0 instanceof Property)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Argument not a " + Property.class.getName());
        }
        return super.add(arg0);
    }

    /**
     * @return boolean indicates if the list is empty
     * @see List#isEmpty()
     */
//    public final boolean isEmpty() {
//        return properties.isEmpty();
//    }

    /**
     * @return an iterator
     * @see List#iterator()
     */
//    public final Iterator iterator() {
//        return properties.iterator();
//    }

    /**
     * Remove a property from the list.
     * @param property the property to remove
     * @return true if the list contained the specified property
     * @see List#remove(java.lang.Object)
     */
    public final boolean remove(final Property property) {
        return remove((Object) property);
    }

    /**
     * @return the number of properties in the list
     * @see List#size()
     */
//    public final int size() {
//        return properties.size();
//    }
}