org.exolab.core.foundation
Interface CollectionManagerIfc

All Known Implementing Classes:

PMDCollectionManager

public interface CollectionManagerIfc

This interface defines methods for creating specific types of collections including hashtables and vectors. It is part of the pesistence framework.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2000/04/04 22:52:26 $

Author:

Jim Alateras

Method Summary

HashMapIfc	createHashMap() Create a hashmap with default capacity and return a reference to the client.
TreeMapIfc	createTreeMap() Create a treemap with default capacity and return a reference to the client.
TreeMapIfc	createTreeMap(java.util.Comparator comparator) Create a treemap with the specified comparator and return a reference client.
TreeSetIfc	createTreeSet() Create a treeset with default capacity and return a reference to the client.
TreeSetIfc	createTreeSet(java.util.Comparator comparator) Create a treeset with the specified comparator and return a reference client.
VectorIfc	createVector() Create a vector with default capacity and return a reference to the to the client.

Method Detail

createVector

public VectorIfc createVector()
                       throws FailedToCreateCollectionException

Create a vector with default capacity and return a reference to the to the client. If the vector cannot be created then throw FailedToCreate- CollectionException exception.

Returns:

VectorIfc returned object

Throws:

FailedToCreateCollectionException

createHashMap

public HashMapIfc createHashMap()
                         throws FailedToCreateCollectionException

Create a hashmap with default capacity and return a reference to the client. If the hahsmap cannot be created then throw FailedToCreate- CollectionException exception.

Returns:

HashMapIfc returned object

Throws:

FailedToCreateCollectionException

createTreeMap

public TreeMapIfc createTreeMap()
                         throws FailedToCreateCollectionException

Create a treemap with default capacity and return a reference to the client. If the treemap cannot be created then throw FailedToCreate- CollectionException exception

Returns:

TreeMapIfc returned object

Throws:

FailedToCreateCollectionException

createTreeMap

public TreeMapIfc createTreeMap(java.util.Comparator comparator)
                         throws FailedToCreateCollectionException

Create a treemap with the specified comparator and return a reference client. If the treemap cannot be created then throw FailedToCreate- CollectionException exception

Parameters:

comparator - specified comparator

Returns:

TreeMapIfc returned object

Throws:

FailedToCreateCollectionException

createTreeSet

public TreeSetIfc createTreeSet()
                         throws FailedToCreateCollectionException

Create a treeset with default capacity and return a reference to the client. If the treeset cannot be created then throw FailedToCreate- CollectionException exception

Returns:

TreeSetIfc returned object

Throws:

FailedToCreateCollectionException

createTreeSet

public TreeSetIfc createTreeSet(java.util.Comparator comparator)
                         throws FailedToCreateCollectionException

Create a treeset with the specified comparator and return a reference client. If the treeset cannot be created then throw FailedToCreate- CollectionException exception

Parameters:

comparator - specified comparator

Returns:

TreeSetIfc returned object

Throws:

FailedToCreateCollectionException