bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/model/AdaptableList.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.model;

import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Assert;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;

/**
 * A modifiable list of <code>IAdaptable</code> objects.
 * The list is adaptable to <code>IWorkbenchAdapter</code>, and can be used to
 * display an arbitrary set of adaptable objects in a viewer.
 * <p>
 * This class is not intended to be subclassed.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 * @see org.eclipse.ui.model.IWorkbenchAdapter
 * @noextend This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.
 */
public class AdaptableList extends WorkbenchAdapter implements IAdaptable {

    protected List children = null;

    /**
     * Creates a new adaptable list. All of the elements in the list must 
     * implement <code>IAdaptable</code>.
     */
    public AdaptableList() {
        children = new ArrayList();
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new adaptable list with the given initial capacity.
     * All of the elements in the list must implement <code>IAdaptable</code>.
     * 
     * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity of the list
     */
    public AdaptableList(int initialCapacity) {
        children = new ArrayList(initialCapacity);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new adaptable list containing the given children.
     * 
     * @param newChildren the list of children
     */
    public AdaptableList(IAdaptable[] newChildren) {
        this(newChildren.length);
        for (int i = 0; i < newChildren.length; i++) {
            children.add(newChildren[i]);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new adaptable list containing the elements of the specified
     * collection, in the order they are returned by the collection's iterator.
     * All of the elements in the list must implement <code>IAdaptable</code>.
     * 
     * @param c the initial elements of this list (element type: 
     * <code>IAdaptable</code>)
     */
    public AdaptableList(Collection c) {
        this(c.size());
        children.addAll(c);
    }

    /**
     * Adds the given adaptable object to this list.  
     * 
     * @param adaptable the new element
     * @return this list
     */
    public AdaptableList add(IAdaptable adaptable) {
        Assert.isNotNull(adaptable);
        children.add(adaptable);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the given adaptable object from this list.
     * 
     * @param adaptable the element to remove
     */
    public void remove(IAdaptable adaptable) {
        Assert.isNotNull(adaptable);
        children.remove(adaptable);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of children in this list.
     * 
     * @return the length of this list
     */
    public int size() {
        return children.size();
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see IAdaptable#getAdapter
     */
    public Object getAdapter(Class adapter) {
        if (adapter == IWorkbenchAdapter.class) {
            return this;
        }
        return null;
    }

    /* (non-Javadoc)
     * @see IWorkbenchAdapter
     */
    public Object[] getChildren(Object o) {
        // @issue suspicious - does not reference parameter
        return children.toArray();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the elements in this list.
     * 
     * @return the elements in this list
     */
    public Object[] getChildren() {
        return children.toArray();
    }
    
    /**
     * Return the elements in this list in an array of the given type.
     * 
     * @param type the type of the array to create
     * @return the elements in the list
     * @since 3.1
     */
    public Object[] getTypedChildren(Class type) {
		return children.toArray((Object[]) Array.newInstance(type, children
				.size()));
	}

    /* (non-javadoc)
     * For debugging purposes only.
     */
    public String toString() {
        return children.toString();
    }
}