The root interface in the collection hierarchy. A collection represents a group of objects, known as its elements. Some collections allow duplicate elements and others do not. Some are ordered and others unordered. The JDK does not provide any direct implementations of this interface: it provides implementations of more specific sub interfaces like Set and List . This interface is typically used to pass collections around and manipulate them where maximum generality is desired.
public interface Collection<E> extends Iterable<E> {
//Returns the number of elements in this collection. If this collection
//contains more than Integer.MAX_VALUE elements, returns
//Integer.MAX_VALUE.
//The below method returns the number of elements in this collection
int size();
//Returns true if this collection contains no elements.
//The below method return true if this collection contains no elements
boolean isEmpty();
// Returns true if this collection contains the specified element.
// More formally, returns true if and only if this collection
// contains at least one element e such that
* <tt>(o==null & e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>.
*
* @param o element whose presence in this collection is to be tested
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains the specified
* element
* @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element
* is incompatible with this collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
*/
boolean contains(Object o);
/**
* Returns an iterator over the elements in this collection. There are no
* guarantees concerning the order in which the elements are returned
* (unless this collection is an instance of some class that provides a
* guarantee).
*
* @return an <tt>Iterator</tt> over the elements in this collection
*/
Iterator<E> iterator();
/**
* Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.
* If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements
* are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in
* the same order.
*
* <p>The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are
* maintained by this collection. (In other words, this method must
* allocate a new array even if this collection is backed by an array).
* The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.
*
* <p>This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based
* APIs.
*
* @return an array containing all of the elements in this collection
*/
Object[] toArray();
/**
* Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection;
* the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.
* If the collection fits in the specified array, it is returned therein.
* Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the
* specified array and the size of this collection.
*
* <p>If this collection fits in the specified array with room to spare
* (i.e., the array has more elements than this collection), the element
* in the array immediately following the end of the collection is set to
* <tt>null</tt>. (This is useful in determining the length of this
* collection <i>only</i> if the caller knows that this collection does
* not contain any <tt>null</tt> elements.)
*
* <p>If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements
* are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in
* the same order.
*
* <p>Like the {@link #toArray()} method, this method acts as bridge between
* array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows
* precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may,
* under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.
*
* <p>Suppose <tt>x</tt> is a collection known to contain only strings.
* The following code can be used to dump the collection into a newly
* allocated array of <tt>String</tt>:
*
* <pre>
* String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);</pre>
*
* Note that <tt>toArray(new Object[0])</tt> is identical in function to
* <tt>toArray()</tt>.
*
* @param <T> the runtime type of the array to contain the collection
* @param a the array into which the elements of this collection are to be
* stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same
* runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
* @return an array containing all of the elements in this collection
* @throws ArrayStoreException if the runtime type of the specified array
* is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in
* this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified array is null
*/
<T> T[] toArray(T[] a);
// Modification Operations
/**
* Ensures that this collection contains the specified element (optional
* operation). Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a
* result of the call. (Returns <tt>false</tt> if this collection does
* not permit duplicates and already contains the specified element.)<p>
*
* Collections that support this operation may place limitations on what
* elements may be added to this collection. In particular, some
* collections will refuse to add <tt>null</tt> elements, and others will
* impose restrictions on the type of elements that may be added.
* Collection classes should clearly specify in their documentation any
* restrictions on what elements may be added.<p>
*
* If a collection refuses to add a particular element for any reason
* other than that it already contains the element, it <i>must</i> throw
* an exception (rather than returning <tt>false</tt>). This preserves
* the invariant that a collection always contains the specified element
* after this call returns.
*
* @param e element whose presence in this collection is to be ensured
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the
* call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>add</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the element
* prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this
* time due to insertion restrictions
*/
boolean add(E e);
/**
* Removes a single instance of the specified element from this
* collection, if it is present (optional operation). More formally,
* removes an element <tt>e</tt> such that
* <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>, if
* this collection contains one or more such elements. Returns
* <tt>true</tt> if this collection contained the specified element (or
* equivalently, if this collection changed as a result of the call).
*
* @param o element to be removed from this collection, if present
* @return <tt>true</tt> if an element was removed as a result of this call
* @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element
* is incompatible with this collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>remove</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
*/
boolean remove(Object o);
// Bulk Operations
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains all of the elements
* in the specified collection.
*
* @param c collection to be checked for containment in this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains all of the elements
* in the specified collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in the specified collection are incompatible with this
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains one
* or more null elements and this collection does not permit null
* elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null.
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this collection
* (optional operation). The behavior of this operation is undefined if
* the specified collection is modified while the operation is in progress.
* (This implies that the behavior of this call is undefined if the
* specified collection is this collection, and this collection is
* nonempty.)
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be added to this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>addAll</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of the specified
* collection prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains a
* null element and this collection does not permit null elements,
* or if the specified collection is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of an element of the
* specified collection prevents it from being added to this
* collection
* @throws IllegalStateException if not all the elements can be added at
* this time due to insertion restrictions
* @see #add(Object)
*/
boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c);
/**
* Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the
* specified collection (optional operation). After this call returns,
* this collection will contain no elements in common with the specified
* collection.
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be removed from this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the
* call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>removeAll</tt> method
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in this collection are incompatible with the specified
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if this collection contains one or more
* null elements and the specified collection does not support
* null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null
* @see #remove(Object)
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Removes all of the elements of this collection that satisfy the given
* predicate. Errors or runtime exceptions thrown during iteration or by
* the predicate are relayed to the caller.
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation traverses all elements of the collection using
* its {@link #iterator}. Each matching element is removed using
* {@link Iterator#remove()}. If the collection's iterator does not
* support removal then an {@code UnsupportedOperationException} will be
* thrown on the first matching element.
*
* @param filter a predicate which returns {@code true} for elements to be
* removed
* @return {@code true} if any elements were removed
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified filter is null
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if elements cannot be removed
* from this collection. Implementations may throw this exception if a
* matching element cannot be removed or if, in general, removal is not
* supported.
* @since 1.8
*/
default boolean removeIf(Predicate<? super E> filter) {
Objects.requireNonNull(filter);
boolean removed = false;
final Iterator<E> each = iterator();
while (each.hasNext()) {
if (filter.test(each.next())) {
each.remove();
removed = true;
}
}
return removed;
}
/**
* Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the
* specified collection (optional operation). In other words, removes from
* this collection all of its elements that are not contained in the
* specified collection.
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be retained in this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>retainAll</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in this collection are incompatible with the specified
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if this collection contains one or more
* null elements and the specified collection does not permit null
* elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null
* @see #remove(Object)
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Removes all of the elements from this collection (optional operation).
* The collection will be empty after this method returns.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>clear</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
*/
void clear();
// Comparison and hashing
/**
* Compares the specified object with this collection for equality. <p>
*
* While the <tt>Collection</tt> interface adds no stipulations to the
* general contract for the <tt>Object.equals</tt>, programmers who
* implement the <tt>Collection</tt> interface "directly" (in other words,
* create a class that is a <tt>Collection</tt> but is not a <tt>Set</tt>
* or a <tt>List</tt>) must exercise care if they choose to override the
* <tt>Object.equals</tt>. It is not necessary to do so, and the simplest
* course of action is to rely on <tt>Object</tt>'s implementation, but
* the implementor may wish to implement a "value comparison" in place of
* the default "reference comparison." (The <tt>List</tt> and
* <tt>Set</tt> interfaces mandate such value comparisons.)<p>
*
* The general contract for the <tt>Object.equals</tt> method states that
* equals must be symmetric (in other words, <tt>a.equals(b)</tt> if and
* only if <tt>b.equals(a)</tt>). The contracts for <tt>List.equals</tt>
* and <tt>Set.equals</tt> state that lists are only equal to other lists,
* and sets to other sets. Thus, a custom <tt>equals</tt> method for a
* collection class that implements neither the <tt>List</tt> nor
* <tt>Set</tt> interface must return <tt>false</tt> when this collection
* is compared to any list or set. (By the same logic, it is not possible
* to write a class that correctly implements both the <tt>Set</tt> and
* <tt>List</tt> interfaces.)
*
* @param o object to be compared for equality with this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this
* collection
*
* @see Object#equals(Object)
* @see Set#equals(Object)
* @see List#equals(Object)
*/
boolean equals(Object o);
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this collection. While the
* <tt>Collection</tt> interface adds no stipulations to the general
* contract for the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method, programmers should
* take note that any class that overrides the <tt>Object.equals</tt>
* method must also override the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method in order
* to satisfy the general contract for the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method.
* In particular, <tt>c1.equals(c2)</tt> implies that
* <tt>c1.hashCode()==c2.hashCode()</tt>.
*
* @return the hash code value for this collection
*
* @see Object#hashCode()
* @see Object#equals(Object)
*/
int hashCode();
/**
* Creates a {@link Spliterator} over the elements in this collection.
*
* Implementations should document characteristic values reported by the
* spliterator. Such characteristic values are not required to be reported
* if the spliterator reports {@link Spliterator#SIZED} and this collection
* contains no elements.
*
* <p>The default implementation should be overridden by subclasses that
* can return a more efficient spliterator. In order to
* preserve expected laziness behavior for the {@link #stream()} and
* {@link #parallelStream()}} methods, spliterators should either have the
* characteristic of {@code IMMUTABLE} or {@code CONCURRENT}, or be
* <em><a href="Spliterator.html#binding">late-binding</a></em>.
* If none of these is practical, the overriding class should describe the
* spliterator's documented policy of binding and structural interference,
* and should override the {@link #stream()} and {@link #parallelStream()}
* methods to create streams using a {@code Supplier} of the spliterator,
* as in:
* <pre>{@code
* Stream<E> s = StreamSupport.stream(() -> spliterator(), spliteratorCharacteristics)
* }</pre>
* <p>These requirements ensure that streams produced by the
* {@link #stream()} and {@link #parallelStream()} methods will reflect the
* contents of the collection as of initiation of the terminal stream
* operation.
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation creates a
* <em><a href="Spliterator.html#binding">late-binding</a></em> spliterator
* from the collections's {@code Iterator}. The spliterator inherits the
* <em>fail-fast</em> properties of the collection's iterator.
* <p>
* The created {@code Spliterator} reports {@link Spliterator#SIZED}.
*
* @implNote
* The created {@code Spliterator} additionally reports
* {@link Spliterator#SUBSIZED}.
*
* <p>If a spliterator covers no elements then the reporting of additional
* characteristic values, beyond that of {@code SIZED} and {@code SUBSIZED},
* does not aid clients to control, specialize or simplify computation.
* However, this does enable shared use of an immutable and empty
* spliterator instance (see {@link Spliterators#emptySpliterator()}) for
* empty collections, and enables clients to determine if such a spliterator
* covers no elements.
*
* @return a {@code Spliterator} over the elements in this collection
* @since 1.8
*/
@Override
default Spliterator<E> spliterator() {
return Spliterators.spliterator(this, 0);
}
/**
* Returns a sequential {@code Stream} with this collection as its source.
*
* <p>This method should be overridden when the {@link #spliterator()}
* method cannot return a spliterator that is {@code IMMUTABLE},
* {@code CONCURRENT}, or <em>late-binding</em>. (See {@link #spliterator()}
* for details.)
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation creates a sequential {@code Stream} from the
* collection's {@code Spliterator}.
*
* @return a sequential {@code Stream} over the elements in this collection
* @since 1.8
*/
default Stream<E> stream() {
return StreamSupport.stream(spliterator(), false);
}
/**
* Returns a possibly parallel {@code Stream} with this collection as its
* source. It is allowable for this method to return a sequential stream.
*
* <p>This method should be overridden when the {@link #spliterator()}
* method cannot return a spliterator that is {@code IMMUTABLE},
* {@code CONCURRENT}, or <em>late-binding</em>. (See {@link #spliterator()}
* for details.)
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation creates a parallel {@code Stream} from the
* collection's {@code Spliterator}.
*
* @return a possibly parallel {@code Stream} over the elements in this
* collection
* @since 1.8
*/
default Stream<E> parallelStream() {
return StreamSupport.stream(spliterator(), true);
}
}
public interface Collection<E> extends Iterable<E> {
//Returns the number of elements in this collection. If this collection
//contains more than Integer.MAX_VALUE elements, returns
//Integer.MAX_VALUE.
//The below method returns the number of elements in this collection
int size();
//Returns true if this collection contains no elements.
//The below method return true if this collection contains no elements
boolean isEmpty();
// Returns true if this collection contains the specified element.
// More formally, returns true if and only if this collection
// contains at least one element e such that
* <tt>(o==null & e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>.
*
* @param o element whose presence in this collection is to be tested
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains the specified
* element
* @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element
* is incompatible with this collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
*/
boolean contains(Object o);
/**
* Returns an iterator over the elements in this collection. There are no
* guarantees concerning the order in which the elements are returned
* (unless this collection is an instance of some class that provides a
* guarantee).
*
* @return an <tt>Iterator</tt> over the elements in this collection
*/
Iterator<E> iterator();
/**
* Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.
* If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements
* are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in
* the same order.
*
* <p>The returned array will be "safe" in that no references to it are
* maintained by this collection. (In other words, this method must
* allocate a new array even if this collection is backed by an array).
* The caller is thus free to modify the returned array.
*
* <p>This method acts as bridge between array-based and collection-based
* APIs.
*
* @return an array containing all of the elements in this collection
*/
Object[] toArray();
/**
* Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection;
* the runtime type of the returned array is that of the specified array.
* If the collection fits in the specified array, it is returned therein.
* Otherwise, a new array is allocated with the runtime type of the
* specified array and the size of this collection.
*
* <p>If this collection fits in the specified array with room to spare
* (i.e., the array has more elements than this collection), the element
* in the array immediately following the end of the collection is set to
* <tt>null</tt>. (This is useful in determining the length of this
* collection <i>only</i> if the caller knows that this collection does
* not contain any <tt>null</tt> elements.)
*
* <p>If this collection makes any guarantees as to what order its elements
* are returned by its iterator, this method must return the elements in
* the same order.
*
* <p>Like the {@link #toArray()} method, this method acts as bridge between
* array-based and collection-based APIs. Further, this method allows
* precise control over the runtime type of the output array, and may,
* under certain circumstances, be used to save allocation costs.
*
* <p>Suppose <tt>x</tt> is a collection known to contain only strings.
* The following code can be used to dump the collection into a newly
* allocated array of <tt>String</tt>:
*
* <pre>
* String[] y = x.toArray(new String[0]);</pre>
*
* Note that <tt>toArray(new Object[0])</tt> is identical in function to
* <tt>toArray()</tt>.
*
* @param <T> the runtime type of the array to contain the collection
* @param a the array into which the elements of this collection are to be
* stored, if it is big enough; otherwise, a new array of the same
* runtime type is allocated for this purpose.
* @return an array containing all of the elements in this collection
* @throws ArrayStoreException if the runtime type of the specified array
* is not a supertype of the runtime type of every element in
* this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified array is null
*/
<T> T[] toArray(T[] a);
// Modification Operations
/**
* Ensures that this collection contains the specified element (optional
* operation). Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a
* result of the call. (Returns <tt>false</tt> if this collection does
* not permit duplicates and already contains the specified element.)<p>
*
* Collections that support this operation may place limitations on what
* elements may be added to this collection. In particular, some
* collections will refuse to add <tt>null</tt> elements, and others will
* impose restrictions on the type of elements that may be added.
* Collection classes should clearly specify in their documentation any
* restrictions on what elements may be added.<p>
*
* If a collection refuses to add a particular element for any reason
* other than that it already contains the element, it <i>must</i> throw
* an exception (rather than returning <tt>false</tt>). This preserves
* the invariant that a collection always contains the specified element
* after this call returns.
*
* @param e element whose presence in this collection is to be ensured
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the
* call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>add</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of the specified element
* prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of the element
* prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws IllegalStateException if the element cannot be added at this
* time due to insertion restrictions
*/
boolean add(E e);
/**
* Removes a single instance of the specified element from this
* collection, if it is present (optional operation). More formally,
* removes an element <tt>e</tt> such that
* <tt>(o==null ? e==null : o.equals(e))</tt>, if
* this collection contains one or more such elements. Returns
* <tt>true</tt> if this collection contained the specified element (or
* equivalently, if this collection changed as a result of the call).
*
* @param o element to be removed from this collection, if present
* @return <tt>true</tt> if an element was removed as a result of this call
* @throws ClassCastException if the type of the specified element
* is incompatible with this collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified element is null and this
* collection does not permit null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>remove</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
*/
boolean remove(Object o);
// Bulk Operations
/**
* Returns <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains all of the elements
* in the specified collection.
*
* @param c collection to be checked for containment in this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection contains all of the elements
* in the specified collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in the specified collection are incompatible with this
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains one
* or more null elements and this collection does not permit null
* elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null.
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
boolean containsAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Adds all of the elements in the specified collection to this collection
* (optional operation). The behavior of this operation is undefined if
* the specified collection is modified while the operation is in progress.
* (This implies that the behavior of this call is undefined if the
* specified collection is this collection, and this collection is
* nonempty.)
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be added to this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>addAll</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the class of an element of the specified
* collection prevents it from being added to this collection
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains a
* null element and this collection does not permit null elements,
* or if the specified collection is null
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of an element of the
* specified collection prevents it from being added to this
* collection
* @throws IllegalStateException if not all the elements can be added at
* this time due to insertion restrictions
* @see #add(Object)
*/
boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c);
/**
* Removes all of this collection's elements that are also contained in the
* specified collection (optional operation). After this call returns,
* this collection will contain no elements in common with the specified
* collection.
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be removed from this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the
* call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>removeAll</tt> method
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in this collection are incompatible with the specified
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if this collection contains one or more
* null elements and the specified collection does not support
* null elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null
* @see #remove(Object)
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
boolean removeAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Removes all of the elements of this collection that satisfy the given
* predicate. Errors or runtime exceptions thrown during iteration or by
* the predicate are relayed to the caller.
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation traverses all elements of the collection using
* its {@link #iterator}. Each matching element is removed using
* {@link Iterator#remove()}. If the collection's iterator does not
* support removal then an {@code UnsupportedOperationException} will be
* thrown on the first matching element.
*
* @param filter a predicate which returns {@code true} for elements to be
* removed
* @return {@code true} if any elements were removed
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified filter is null
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if elements cannot be removed
* from this collection. Implementations may throw this exception if a
* matching element cannot be removed or if, in general, removal is not
* supported.
* @since 1.8
*/
default boolean removeIf(Predicate<? super E> filter) {
Objects.requireNonNull(filter);
boolean removed = false;
final Iterator<E> each = iterator();
while (each.hasNext()) {
if (filter.test(each.next())) {
each.remove();
removed = true;
}
}
return removed;
}
/**
* Retains only the elements in this collection that are contained in the
* specified collection (optional operation). In other words, removes from
* this collection all of its elements that are not contained in the
* specified collection.
*
* @param c collection containing elements to be retained in this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if this collection changed as a result of the call
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>retainAll</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
* @throws ClassCastException if the types of one or more elements
* in this collection are incompatible with the specified
* collection
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>)
* @throws NullPointerException if this collection contains one or more
* null elements and the specified collection does not permit null
* elements
* (<a href="#optional-restrictions">optional</a>),
* or if the specified collection is null
* @see #remove(Object)
* @see #contains(Object)
*/
boolean retainAll(Collection<?> c);
/**
* Removes all of the elements from this collection (optional operation).
* The collection will be empty after this method returns.
*
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>clear</tt> operation
* is not supported by this collection
*/
void clear();
// Comparison and hashing
/**
* Compares the specified object with this collection for equality. <p>
*
* While the <tt>Collection</tt> interface adds no stipulations to the
* general contract for the <tt>Object.equals</tt>, programmers who
* implement the <tt>Collection</tt> interface "directly" (in other words,
* create a class that is a <tt>Collection</tt> but is not a <tt>Set</tt>
* or a <tt>List</tt>) must exercise care if they choose to override the
* <tt>Object.equals</tt>. It is not necessary to do so, and the simplest
* course of action is to rely on <tt>Object</tt>'s implementation, but
* the implementor may wish to implement a "value comparison" in place of
* the default "reference comparison." (The <tt>List</tt> and
* <tt>Set</tt> interfaces mandate such value comparisons.)<p>
*
* The general contract for the <tt>Object.equals</tt> method states that
* equals must be symmetric (in other words, <tt>a.equals(b)</tt> if and
* only if <tt>b.equals(a)</tt>). The contracts for <tt>List.equals</tt>
* and <tt>Set.equals</tt> state that lists are only equal to other lists,
* and sets to other sets. Thus, a custom <tt>equals</tt> method for a
* collection class that implements neither the <tt>List</tt> nor
* <tt>Set</tt> interface must return <tt>false</tt> when this collection
* is compared to any list or set. (By the same logic, it is not possible
* to write a class that correctly implements both the <tt>Set</tt> and
* <tt>List</tt> interfaces.)
*
* @param o object to be compared for equality with this collection
* @return <tt>true</tt> if the specified object is equal to this
* collection
*
* @see Object#equals(Object)
* @see Set#equals(Object)
* @see List#equals(Object)
*/
boolean equals(Object o);
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this collection. While the
* <tt>Collection</tt> interface adds no stipulations to the general
* contract for the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method, programmers should
* take note that any class that overrides the <tt>Object.equals</tt>
* method must also override the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method in order
* to satisfy the general contract for the <tt>Object.hashCode</tt> method.
* In particular, <tt>c1.equals(c2)</tt> implies that
* <tt>c1.hashCode()==c2.hashCode()</tt>.
*
* @return the hash code value for this collection
*
* @see Object#hashCode()
* @see Object#equals(Object)
*/
int hashCode();
/**
* Creates a {@link Spliterator} over the elements in this collection.
*
* Implementations should document characteristic values reported by the
* spliterator. Such characteristic values are not required to be reported
* if the spliterator reports {@link Spliterator#SIZED} and this collection
* contains no elements.
*
* <p>The default implementation should be overridden by subclasses that
* can return a more efficient spliterator. In order to
* preserve expected laziness behavior for the {@link #stream()} and
* {@link #parallelStream()}} methods, spliterators should either have the
* characteristic of {@code IMMUTABLE} or {@code CONCURRENT}, or be
* <em><a href="Spliterator.html#binding">late-binding</a></em>.
* If none of these is practical, the overriding class should describe the
* spliterator's documented policy of binding and structural interference,
* and should override the {@link #stream()} and {@link #parallelStream()}
* methods to create streams using a {@code Supplier} of the spliterator,
* as in:
* <pre>{@code
* Stream<E> s = StreamSupport.stream(() -> spliterator(), spliteratorCharacteristics)
* }</pre>
* <p>These requirements ensure that streams produced by the
* {@link #stream()} and {@link #parallelStream()} methods will reflect the
* contents of the collection as of initiation of the terminal stream
* operation.
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation creates a
* <em><a href="Spliterator.html#binding">late-binding</a></em> spliterator
* from the collections's {@code Iterator}. The spliterator inherits the
* <em>fail-fast</em> properties of the collection's iterator.
* <p>
* The created {@code Spliterator} reports {@link Spliterator#SIZED}.
*
* @implNote
* The created {@code Spliterator} additionally reports
* {@link Spliterator#SUBSIZED}.
*
* <p>If a spliterator covers no elements then the reporting of additional
* characteristic values, beyond that of {@code SIZED} and {@code SUBSIZED},
* does not aid clients to control, specialize or simplify computation.
* However, this does enable shared use of an immutable and empty
* spliterator instance (see {@link Spliterators#emptySpliterator()}) for
* empty collections, and enables clients to determine if such a spliterator
* covers no elements.
*
* @return a {@code Spliterator} over the elements in this collection
* @since 1.8
*/
@Override
default Spliterator<E> spliterator() {
return Spliterators.spliterator(this, 0);
}
/**
* Returns a sequential {@code Stream} with this collection as its source.
*
* <p>This method should be overridden when the {@link #spliterator()}
* method cannot return a spliterator that is {@code IMMUTABLE},
* {@code CONCURRENT}, or <em>late-binding</em>. (See {@link #spliterator()}
* for details.)
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation creates a sequential {@code Stream} from the
* collection's {@code Spliterator}.
*
* @return a sequential {@code Stream} over the elements in this collection
* @since 1.8
*/
default Stream<E> stream() {
return StreamSupport.stream(spliterator(), false);
}
/**
* Returns a possibly parallel {@code Stream} with this collection as its
* source. It is allowable for this method to return a sequential stream.
*
* <p>This method should be overridden when the {@link #spliterator()}
* method cannot return a spliterator that is {@code IMMUTABLE},
* {@code CONCURRENT}, or <em>late-binding</em>. (See {@link #spliterator()}
* for details.)
*
* @implSpec
* The default implementation creates a parallel {@code Stream} from the
* collection's {@code Spliterator}.
*
* @return a possibly parallel {@code Stream} over the elements in this
* collection
* @since 1.8
*/
default Stream<E> parallelStream() {
return StreamSupport.stream(spliterator(), true);
}
}
