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Interface IListFactory<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CompositeListFactory

public interface IListFactory<E>

Abstract factory to manufacture IEmptyList and INEList.

Since:

Copyright 2004 - DXN, SBW All rights reserved

Method Summary

IMTList<E>	makeEmptyList() Creates an empty list.
INEList<E>	makeNEList(E first, IList<? extends E> rest) Creates a non-empty list containing a given first and a given rest.

Method Detail

makeEmptyList

IMTList<E> makeEmptyList()

Creates an empty list.

Returns:

an IMTList object.

makeNEList

INEList<E> makeNEList(E first,
                      IList<? extends E> rest)

Creates a non-empty list containing a given first and a given rest.

Parameters:

first - a data object.

rest - != null, the rest of the non-empty list to be manufactured.

Returns:

an INEList object containing first and rest

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if rest is null.