pl.edu.agh.cast.data.model
Interface IReferenceList<T extends Identifiable>

Type Parameters:

T - type of referred Identifiable instances

All Superinterfaces:

Collection<T>, IReplicable, Iterable<T>, List<T>, Serializable

public interface IReferenceList<T extends Identifiable>
extends List<T>, Serializable, IReplicable

Interface of list of references to Identifiable objects.

Author:

AGH CAST Team

Method Summary

IReferenceListIterator<? extends T>	getIterator() Returns the IReferenceListIterator over instances referred by the reference list.
List<T>	getReferences() Returns the List over instances referred by the reference list.
Type	getType() The common type of elements in the list.
boolean	isResolved() Checks if reference list has already been resolved.
void	setReferences(Iterable<? extends T> references) Sets the instance referred by the reference.
void	setReferences(List<? extends T> references) Sets the instance referred by the reference.
int	size() Returns the number of references in the list.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

add, add, addAll, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, get, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, retainAll, set, subList, toArray, toArray

Methods inherited from interface pl.edu.agh.cast.common.IReplicable

replicate, replicateTo

Method Detail

getReferences

List<T> getReferences()

Returns the List over instances referred by the reference list.

Returns:

List over referred instances (implement Identifiable)

getIterator

IReferenceListIterator<? extends T> getIterator()

Returns the IReferenceListIterator over instances referred by the reference list.

Returns:

IReferenceListIterator over referred instances (implement Identifiable)

setReferences

void setReferences(List<? extends T> references)

Sets the instance referred by the reference.

Parameters:

references - List over referred instances (implement Identifiable)

setReferences

void setReferences(Iterable<? extends T> references)

Sets the instance referred by the reference.

Parameters:

references - Iterable over referred instances (implement Identifiable)

getType

Type getType()

The common type of elements in the list.

Returns:

The type of elements.

isResolved

boolean isResolved()

Checks if reference list has already been resolved.

Returns:

true if reference list has already been resolved

size

int size()

Returns the number of references in the list.

Specified by:

size in interface Collection<T extends Identifiable>

Specified by:

size in interface List<T extends Identifiable>

Returns:

the number of references in the list