org.apache.commons.collections.functors

Class ChainedClosure

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.collections.functors.ChainedClosure

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Closure

public class ChainedClosure
extends java.lang.Object
implements Closure, java.io.Serializable

Closure implementation that chains the specified closures together.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ChainedClosure(Closure[] closures) Constructor that performs no validation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	execute(java.lang.Object input) Execute a list of closures.
Closure[]	getClosures() Gets the closures, do not modify the array.
static Closure	getInstance(Closure[] closures) Factory method that performs validation and copies the parameter array.
static Closure	getInstance(Closure closure1, Closure closure2) Factory method that performs validation.
static Closure	getInstance(java.util.Collection closures) Create a new Closure that calls each closure in turn, passing the result into the next closure.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ChainedClosure

public ChainedClosure(Closure[] closures)

Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.

Parameters:

closures - the closures to chain, not copied, no nulls

Method Detail

getInstance

public static Closure getInstance(Closure[] closures)

Factory method that performs validation and copies the parameter array.

Parameters:

closures - the closures to chain, copied, no nulls

Returns:

the chained closure

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the closures array is null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if any closure in the array is null

getInstance

public static Closure getInstance(java.util.Collection closures)

Create a new Closure that calls each closure in turn, passing the result into the next closure. The ordering is that of the iterator() method on the collection.

Parameters:

closures - a collection of closures to chain

Returns:

the chained closure

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the closures collection is null

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if any closure in the collection is null

getInstance

public static Closure getInstance(Closure closure1,
                                  Closure closure2)

Factory method that performs validation.

Parameters:

closure1 - the first closure, not null

closure2 - the second closure, not null

Returns:

the chained closure

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if either closure is null

execute

public void execute(java.lang.Object input)

Execute a list of closures.

Specified by:

execute in interface Closure

Parameters:

input - the input object passed to each closure

getClosures

public Closure[] getClosures()

Gets the closures, do not modify the array.

Returns:

the closures

Since:

Commons Collections 3.1