Collection (de.enflexit.jade 4.6.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

List, Set, SortedSet

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArrayList, HashSet, LinkedList, SortedSetImpl
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public interface Collection
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The LEAP (environment-dependent) version of the &qote;java.util.Collection&qote; interface. This interface appears to be exactly the same in J2SE, PJAVA and MIDP. The internal implementation is different in the three cases however.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`add(Object o)`	Adds an element.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Checks if the collection contains elements.
`Iterator`	`iterator()`	Returns an iterator over the elements in this collection.
`boolean`	`remove(Object o)`	Removes one instance of the specified element.
`int`	`size()`	Returns the number of elements in this collection.
`Object[]`	`toArray()`	Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.

- Method Detail
  - add
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boolean add(Object o)
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    Adds an element.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the element has been added.
  - isEmpty
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boolean isEmpty()
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    Checks if the collection contains elements.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this collection contains no elements
  - remove
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boolean remove(Object o)
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    Removes one instance of the specified element.
    
    Parameters:
    
    o - the element to be removed
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the element has been removed
  - iterator
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Iterator iterator()
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    Returns an iterator over the elements in this collection. There are no guarantees concerning the order in which the elements are returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    an Iterator over the elements in this collection
  - toArray
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Object[] toArray()
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    Returns an array containing all of the elements in this collection.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array containing all of the elements in this collection
  - size
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int size()
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    Returns the number of elements in this collection.
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of elements in this collection.