groovy.lang
Class EmptyRange

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractCollection<E>
      java.util.AbstractList
          groovy.lang.EmptyRange

All Implemented Interfaces:

Range, Iterable, Collection, List

public class EmptyRange
extends AbstractList
implements Range

Constructing Ranges like 0..<0

Author:

Dierk Koenig, Edwin Tellman

Field Summary

protected Comparable

at The value at which the range originates (may be null).

Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

modCount

Constructor Summary

EmptyRange(Comparable at)
Creates a new EmptyRange.

Method Summary

boolean	add(Object o) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
boolean	addAll(Collection c) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
boolean	addAll(int index, Collection c) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
boolean	containsWithinBounds(Object o) Never true for an empty range.
Object	get(int index) Always throws IndexOutOfBoundsException for an empty range.
Comparable	getFrom() The lower value in the range.
Comparable	getTo() The upper value in the range.
String	inspect()
boolean	isReverse() Never true for an empty range.
Object	remove(int index) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
boolean	remove(Object o) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
boolean	removeAll(Collection c) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
boolean	retainAll(Collection c) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
Object	set(int index, Object element) Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.
int	size() Always 0 for an empty range.
List	step(int step) Always returns an empty list for an empty range.
void	step(int step, Closure closure) Always does nothing for an empty range.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

add, clear, equals, hashCode, indexOf, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, removeRange, subList

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractCollection

contains, containsAll, isEmpty, toArray, toArray

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

add, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, subList, toArray, toArray

Field Detail

at

protected Comparable at

The value at which the range originates (may be null).

Constructor Detail

EmptyRange

public EmptyRange(Comparable at)

Creates a new EmptyRange.

Parameters:

at - the value at which the range starts (may be null).

Method Detail

getFrom

public Comparable getFrom()

The lower value in the range.

Specified by:

getFrom in interface Range

Returns:

the lower value in the range.

getTo

public Comparable getTo()

The upper value in the range.

Specified by:

getTo in interface Range

Returns:

the upper value in the range

isReverse

public boolean isReverse()

Never true for an empty range.

Specified by:

isReverse in interface Range

Returns:

false

containsWithinBounds

public boolean containsWithinBounds(Object o)

Never true for an empty range.

Specified by:

containsWithinBounds in interface Range

Parameters:

o - the object to check against the boundaries of the range

Returns:

false

inspect

public String inspect()

Specified by:

inspect in interface Range

Returns:

the verbose String representation of this Range as would be typed into a console to create the Range instance

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class AbstractCollection

size

public int size()

Always 0 for an empty range.

Specified by:

size in interface Collection

Specified by:

size in interface List

Specified by:

size in class AbstractCollection

Returns:

0

get

public Object get(int index)

Always throws IndexOutOfBoundsException for an empty range.

Specified by:

get in interface List

Specified by:

get in class AbstractList

Throws:

IndexOutOfBoundsException - always

add

public boolean add(Object o)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

add in interface Collection

Specified by:

add in interface List

Overrides:

add in class AbstractList

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - always

addAll

public boolean addAll(int index,
                      Collection c)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

addAll in interface List

Overrides:

addAll in class AbstractList

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

addAll

public boolean addAll(Collection c)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

addAll in interface Collection

Specified by:

addAll in interface List

Overrides:

addAll in class AbstractCollection

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

remove

public boolean remove(Object o)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

remove in interface Collection

Specified by:

remove in interface List

Overrides:

remove in class AbstractCollection

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

remove

public Object remove(int index)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

remove in interface List

Overrides:

remove in class AbstractList

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

removeAll

public boolean removeAll(Collection c)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

removeAll in interface Collection

Specified by:

removeAll in interface List

Overrides:

removeAll in class AbstractCollection

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

retainAll

public boolean retainAll(Collection c)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

retainAll in interface Collection

Specified by:

retainAll in interface List

Overrides:

retainAll in class AbstractCollection

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

set

public Object set(int index,
                  Object element)

Always throws UnsupportedOperationException for an empty range.

Specified by:

set in interface List

Overrides:

set in class AbstractList

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException

step

public void step(int step,
                 Closure closure)

Always does nothing for an empty range.

Specified by:

step in interface Range

Parameters:

step - the amount by which to step. If negative, steps through the range backwards.

closure - the Closure to call

step

public List step(int step)

Always returns an empty list for an empty range.

Specified by:

step in interface Range

Parameters:

step - the amount by which to step. If negative, steps through the range backwards.

Returns:

the list formed by stepping through the range by the indicated interval.