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EnumSet.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API16038Fri Aug 26 14:57:22 BST 2005java.util

EnumSet

public abstract class EnumSet extends AbstractSet implements Cloneable, Serializable
A specialized {@link Set} implementation for use with enum types. All of the elements in an enum set must come from a single enum type that is specified, explicitly or implicitly, when the set is created. Enum sets are represented internally as bit vectors. This representation is extremely compact and efficient. The space and time performance of this class should be good enough to allow its use as a high-quality, typesafe alternative to traditional int-based "bit flags." Even bulk operations (such as containsAll and retainAll) should run very quickly if the specified collection is also an enum set.

The iterator returned by the iteratormethod traverses the elements in their natural order (the order in which the enum constants are declared). The returned iterator is weakly consistent: it will never throw {@link ConcurrentModificationException} and it may or may not show the effects of any modifications to the set that occur while the iteration is in progress.

Null elements are not permitted. Attempts to insert a null element will throw {@link NullPointerException}. Attempts to test for the presence of a null element or to remove one will, however, function properly.

Like most collection implementations EnumSet is not synchronized. If multiple threads access an enum set concurrently, and at least one of the threads modifies the set, it should be synchronized externally. This is typically accomplished by synchronizing on some object that naturally encapsulates the enum set. If no such object exists, the set should be "wrapped" using the {@link Collections#synchronizedSet} method. This is best done at creation time, to prevent accidental unsynchronized access:

Set<MyEnum> s = Collections.synchronizedSet(EnumSet.noneOf(Foo.class));

Implementation note: All basic operations execute in constant time. They are likely (though not guaranteed) to be much faster than their {@link HashSet} counterparts. Even bulk operations, such as {@link #addAll} and {@link #removeAll} execute in constant time if the parameter is another EnumSet instance.

This class is a member of the Java Collections Framework.

author
Josh Bloch
version
1.10, 05/28/04
since
1.5
see
EnumMap
serial
exclude

Fields Summary
final Class
elementType
The class of all the elements of this set.
final Enum[]
universe
All of the values comprising T. (Cached for performance.)
private static Enum[]
ZERO_LENGTH_ENUM_ARRAY
Constructors Summary
EnumSet(Class elementType, Enum[] universe)


       
        this.elementType = elementType;
        this.universe    = universe;
    
Methods Summary
abstract voidaddAll()
Adds all of the elements from the appropriate enum type to this enum set, which is empty prior to the call.

abstract voidaddRange(E from, E to)
Adds the specified range to this enum set, which is empty prior to the call.

public static java.util.EnumSetallOf(java.lang.Class elementType)
Creates an enum set containing all of the elements in the specified element type.

param
elementType the class object of the element type for this enum set
throws
NullPointerException if elementType is null

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(elementType);
        result.addAll();
        return result;
    
public java.util.EnumSetclone()
Returns a copy of this set.

return
a copy of this set.

        try {
            return (EnumSet<E>) super.clone();
        } catch(CloneNotSupportedException e) {
            throw new AssertionError(e);
        }
    
abstract voidcomplement()
Complements the contents of this enum set.

public static java.util.EnumSetcomplementOf(java.util.EnumSet s)
Creates an enum set with the same element type as the specified enum set, initially containing all the elements of this type that are not contained in the specified set.

param
s the enum set from whose complement to initialize this enum set
throws
NullPointerException if s is null

        EnumSet<E> result = copyOf(s);
        result.complement();
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetcopyOf(java.util.EnumSet s)
Creates an enum set with the same element type as the specified enum set, initially containing the same elements (if any).

param
s the enum set from which to initialize this enum set
throws
NullPointerException if s is null

        return s.clone();
    
public static java.util.EnumSetcopyOf(java.util.Collection c)
Creates an enum set initialized from the specified collection. If the specified collection is an EnumSet instance, this static factory method behaves identically to {@link #copyOf(EnumSet)}. Otherwise, the specified collection must contain at least one element (in order to determine the new enum set's element type).

param
c the collection from which to initialize this enum set
throws
IllegalArgumentException if c is not an EnumSet instance and contains no elements
throws
NullPointerException if c is null

        if (c instanceof EnumSet) {
            return ((EnumSet<E>)c).clone();
        } else {
            if (c.isEmpty())
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Collection is empty");
            Iterator<E> i = c.iterator();
            E first = i.next();
            EnumSet<E> result = EnumSet.of(first);
            while (i.hasNext())
                result.add(i.next());
            return result;
        }
    
public static java.util.EnumSetnoneOf(java.lang.Class elementType)
Creates an empty enum set with the specified element type.

param
elementType the class object of the element type for this enum set
throws
NullPointerException if elementType is null

        Enum[] universe = elementType.getEnumConstants();
        if (universe == null)
            throw new ClassCastException(elementType + " not an enum");

        if (universe.length <= 64)
            return new RegularEnumSet<E>(elementType, universe);
        else
            return new JumboEnumSet<E>(elementType, universe);
    
public static java.util.EnumSetof(E e1, E e2, E e3)
Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements. Overloadings of this method exist to initialize an enum set with one through five elements. A sixth overloading is provided that uses the varargs feature. This overloading may be used to create an an enum set initially containing an arbitrary number of elements, but is likely to run slower than the overloadings that do not use varargs.

param
e1 an element that this set is to contain initially
param
e2 another element that this set is to contain initially
param
e3 another element that this set is to contain initially
throws
NullPointerException if any parameters are null
return
an enum set initially containing the specified elements

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(e1.getDeclaringClass());
        result.add(e1);
        result.add(e2);
        result.add(e3);
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetof(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4)
Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements. Overloadings of this method exist to initialize an enum set with one through five elements. A sixth overloading is provided that uses the varargs feature. This overloading may be used to create an an enum set initially containing an arbitrary number of elements, but is likely to run slower than the overloadings that do not use varargs.

param
e1 an element that this set is to contain initially
param
e2 another element that this set is to contain initially
param
e3 another element that this set is to contain initially
param
e4 another element that this set is to contain initially
throws
NullPointerException if any parameters are null
return
an enum set initially containing the specified elements

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(e1.getDeclaringClass());
        result.add(e1);
        result.add(e2);
        result.add(e3);
        result.add(e4);
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetof(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5)
Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements. Overloadings of this method exist to initialize an enum set with one through five elements. A sixth overloading is provided that uses the varargs feature. This overloading may be used to create an an enum set initially containing an arbitrary number of elements, but is likely to run slower than the overloadings that do not use varargs.

param
e1 an element that this set is to contain initially
param
e2 another element that this set is to contain initially
param
e3 another element that this set is to contain initially
param
e4 another element that this set is to contain initially
param
e5 another element that this set is to contain initially
throws
NullPointerException if any parameters are null
return
an enum set initially containing the specified elements

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(e1.getDeclaringClass());
        result.add(e1);
        result.add(e2);
        result.add(e3);
        result.add(e4);
        result.add(e5);
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetof(E first, E rest)
Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements. This factory, whose parameter list uses the varargs feature, may be used to create an enum set initially containing an arbitrary number of elements, but it is likely to run slower than the overloadings that do not use varargs.

param
first an element that the set is to contain initially
param
rest the remaining elements the set is to contain initially
throws
NullPointerException if any of the specified elements are null, or if rest is null
return
an enum set initially containing the specified elements

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(first.getDeclaringClass());
        result.add(first);
        for (E e : rest)
            result.add(e);
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetof(E e)
Creates an enum set initially containing the specified element. Overloadings of this method exist to initialize an enum set with one through five elements. A sixth overloading is provided that uses the varargs feature. This overloading may be used to create an an enum set initially containing an arbitrary number of elements, but is likely to run slower than the overloadings that do not use varargs.

param
e the element that this set is to contain initially
throws
NullPointerException if e is null
return
an enum set initially containing the specified element

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(e.getDeclaringClass());
        result.add(e);
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetof(E e1, E e2)
Creates an enum set initially containing the specified elements. Overloadings of this method exist to initialize an enum set with one through five elements. A sixth overloading is provided that uses the varargs feature. This overloading may be used to create an an enum set initially containing an arbitrary number of elements, but is likely to run slower than the overloadings that do not use varargs.

param
e1 an element that this set is to contain initially
param
e2 another element that this set is to contain initially
throws
NullPointerException if any parameters are null
return
an enum set initially containing the specified elements

        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(e1.getDeclaringClass());
        result.add(e1);
        result.add(e2);
        return result;
    
public static java.util.EnumSetrange(E from, E to)
Creates an enum set initially containing all of the elements in the range defined by the two specified endpoints. The returned set will contain the endpoints themselves, which may be identical but must not be out of order.

param
from the first element in the range
param
to the last element in the range
throws
NullPointerException if first or last are null
throws
IllegalArgumentException if first.compareTo(last) > 0
return
an enum set initially containing all of the elements in the range defined by the two specified endpoints

        if (from.compareTo(to) > 0)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException(from + " > " + to);
        EnumSet<E> result = noneOf(from.getDeclaringClass());
        result.addRange(from, to);
        return result;
    
final voidtypeCheck(E e)
Throws an exception if e is not of the correct type for this enum set.

        Class eClass = e.getClass();
        if (eClass != elementType && eClass.getSuperclass() != elementType)
            throw new ClassCastException(eClass + " != " + elementType);
    
java.lang.ObjectwriteReplace()

    

      
        return new SerializationProxy<E>(this);