org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.collection
Class Refs

java.lang.Object
  org.glassfish.jersey.internal.util.collection.Refs

public final class Refs
extends Object

A collection of reference factory & utility methods.

Author:

Marek Potociar (marek.potociar at oracle.com)

Method Summary

static <T> Ref<T>	emptyRef() Constructs a new empty mutable Ref instance.
static <T> Ref<T>	immutableRef(T value) Constructs a new immutable Ref instance referencing the given input reference.
static <T> Ref<T>	of(T value) Constructs a new mutable Ref instance referencing the given input reference.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

of

public static <T> Ref<T> of(T value)

Constructs a new mutable Ref instance referencing the given input reference.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the referenced instance

Parameters:

value - reference of the newly constructed reference

Returns:

a new mutable Ref instance referencing the given input reference.

See Also:

immutableRef(java.lang.Object), emptyRef()

emptyRef

public static <T> Ref<T> emptyRef()

Constructs a new empty mutable Ref instance.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the referenced instance

Returns:

a new mutable empty Ref instance

See Also:

immutableRef(java.lang.Object), of(java.lang.Object)

immutableRef

public static <T> Ref<T> immutableRef(T value)

Constructs a new immutable Ref instance referencing the given input reference.

Invoking a Ref.set(java.lang.Object) on the returned instance will result in a IllegalStateException being thrown.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the referenced instance

Parameters:

value - reference of the newly constructed reference

Returns:

a new immutable Ref instance referencing the given input reference.

See Also:

emptyRef(), of(java.lang.Object)