Class Collection<E>

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable, Iterable<E>, Collection<E>, SCO<Collection<E>>, SCOCollection<Collection<E>,​E>, SCOContainer<Collection<E>>, BackedSCO

    public class Collection<E>
    extends Collection<E>
    implements BackedSCO
    A mutable second-class Collection object. This class extends Collection, using that class to contain the current objects, and the backing CollectionStore to be the interface to the datastore. A "backing store" is not present for datastores that dont use DatastoreClass, or if the container is serialised or non-persistent.

    Modes of Operation

    The user can operate the list in 2 modes. The cached mode will use an internal cache of the elements (in the "delegate") reading them at the first opportunity and then using the cache thereafter. The non-cached mode will just go direct to the "backing store" each call.

    Mutators

    When the "backing store" is present any updates are passed direct to the datastore as well as to the "delegate". If the "backing store" isn't present the changes are made to the "delegate" only.

    Accessors

    When any accessor method is invoked, it typically checks whether the container has been loaded from its "backing store" (where present) and does this as necessary. Some methods (size()) just check if everything is loaded and use the delegate if possible, otherwise going direct to the datastore.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Field Detail

      • allowNulls

        protected transient boolean allowNulls
      • useCache

        protected transient boolean useCache
      • isCacheLoaded

        protected transient boolean isCacheLoaded
      • initialising

        protected transient boolean initialising
    • Constructor Detail

      • Collection

        public Collection​(DNStateManager ownerSM,
                          AbstractMemberMetaData mmd,
                          boolean allowNulls,
                          CollectionStore backingStore)
        Constructor used when creating a Collection for "Map.values" with specified backing store.
        Parameters:
        ownerSM - StateManager for the owning object
        mmd - Metadata for the member
        allowNulls - Whether nulls are allowed
        backingStore - The backing store
    • Method Detail

      • initialise

        public void initialise​(Collection<E> newValue,
                               Object oldValue)
        Description copied from interface: SCO
        Method to initialise the SCO for use, where replacing an old value with a new value such as when calling a setter field passing in a new value. Note that oldValue is marked as Object since for cases where the member type is Collection the newValue could be, for example, ArrayList, and the oldValue of type Collection (representing null).
        Specified by:
        initialise in interface SCO<E>
        Overrides:
        initialise in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        newValue - New value (to wrap)
        oldValue - Old value (to use in deciding what needs deleting etc)
      • initialise

        public void initialise​(Collection c)
        Method to initialise the SCO from an existing value.
        Specified by:
        initialise in interface SCO<E>
        Overrides:
        initialise in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        c - The object to set from
      • getValue

        public Collection getValue()
        Accessor for the unwrapped value that we are wrapping.
        Specified by:
        getValue in interface SCO<E>
        Overrides:
        getValue in class Collection<E>
        Returns:
        The unwrapped value
      • load

        public void load()
        Method to effect the load of the data in the SCO. Used when the SCO supports lazy-loading to tell it to load all now.
        Specified by:
        load in interface SCOContainer<E>
        Overrides:
        load in class Collection<E>
      • isLoaded

        public boolean isLoaded()
        Method to return if the SCO has its contents loaded. If the SCO doesn't support lazy loading will just return true.
        Specified by:
        isLoaded in interface BackedSCO
        Specified by:
        isLoaded in interface SCOContainer<E>
        Overrides:
        isLoaded in class Collection<E>
        Returns:
        Whether it is loaded
      • loadFromStore

        protected void loadFromStore()
        Method to load all elements from the "backing store" where appropriate.
      • updateEmbeddedElement

        public void updateEmbeddedElement​(E element,
                                          int fieldNumber,
                                          Object value,
                                          boolean makeDirty)
        Method to update an embedded element in this collection.
        Specified by:
        updateEmbeddedElement in interface SCOCollection<Collection<E>,​E>
        Overrides:
        updateEmbeddedElement in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        element - The element
        fieldNumber - Number of field in the element
        value - New value for this field
        makeDirty - Whether to make the SCO field dirty.
      • unsetOwner

        public void unsetOwner()
        Method to unset the owner state manager and backing store information.
        Specified by:
        unsetOwner in interface SCO<E>
        Overrides:
        unsetOwner in class Collection<E>
      • clone

        public Object clone()
        Creates and returns a copy of this object.

        Mutable second-class Objects are required to provide a public clone method in order to allow for copying persistable objects. In contrast to Object.clone(), this method must not throw a CloneNotSupportedException.

        Specified by:
        clone in interface SCO<E>
        Overrides:
        clone in class Collection<E>
        Returns:
        A clone of the object
      • contains

        public boolean contains​(Object element)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Accessor for whether an element is contained in the Collection.
        Specified by:
        contains in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        contains in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        element - The element
        Returns:
        Whether the element is contained here
      • containsAll

        public boolean containsAll​(Collection c)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Accessor for whether a collection of elements are contained here.
        Specified by:
        containsAll in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        containsAll in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        c - The collection of elements.
        Returns:
        Whether they are contained.
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object o)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Equality operator.
        Specified by:
        equals in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        equals in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        o - The object to compare against.
        Returns:
        Whether this object is the same.
      • isEmpty

        public boolean isEmpty()
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Accessor for whether the Collection is empty.
        Specified by:
        isEmpty in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        isEmpty in class Collection<E>
        Returns:
        Whether it is empty.
      • size

        public int size()
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Accessor for the size of the Collection.
        Specified by:
        size in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        size in class Collection<E>
        Returns:
        The size
      • toArray

        public Object[] toArray​(Object[] a)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to return the Collection as an array.
        Specified by:
        toArray in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        toArray in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        a - The array to write the results to
        Returns:
        The array
      • add

        public boolean add​(E element)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to add an element to the Collection.
        Specified by:
        add in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        add in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        element - The element to add
        Returns:
        Whether it was added successfully.
      • addAll

        public boolean addAll​(Collection elements)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to add a collection of elements.
        Specified by:
        addAll in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        addAll in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        elements - The collection of elements to add.
        Returns:
        Whether they were added successfully.
      • remove

        public boolean remove​(Object element)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to remove (the first occurrence of) an element from the collection
        Specified by:
        remove in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        remove in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        element - The Element to remove
        Returns:
        Whether it was removed successfully.
      • remove

        public boolean remove​(Object element,
                              boolean allowCascadeDelete)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to remove (the first occurrence of) an element from the collection
        Specified by:
        remove in interface SCOCollection<Collection<E>,​E>
        Overrides:
        remove in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        element - The Element to remove
        allowCascadeDelete - Whether to cascade delete
        Returns:
        Whether it was removed successfully.
      • removeAll

        public boolean removeAll​(Collection elements)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to remove a Collection of elements.
        Specified by:
        removeAll in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        removeAll in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        elements - The collection to remove
        Returns:
        Whether they were removed successfully.
      • retainAll

        public boolean retainAll​(Collection c)
        Description copied from class: Collection
        Method to retain a Collection of elements (and remove all others).
        Specified by:
        retainAll in interface Collection<E>
        Overrides:
        retainAll in class Collection<E>
        Parameters:
        c - The collection to retain
        Returns:
        Whether they were retained successfully.
      • writeReplace

        protected Object writeReplace()
                               throws ObjectStreamException
        Description copied from class: Collection
        The writeReplace method is called when ObjectOutputStream is preparing to write the object to the stream. The ObjectOutputStream checks whether the class defines the writeReplace method. If the method is defined, the writeReplace method is called to allow the object to designate its replacement in the stream. The object returned should be either of the same type as the object passed in or an object that when read and resolved will result in an object of a type that is compatible with all references to the object.
        Overrides:
        writeReplace in class Collection<E>
        Returns:
        the replaced object
        Throws:
        ObjectStreamException - If an error occurs