de.vandermeer.skb.interfaces.transformers

Interface Iterable_To_Collection

All Superinterfaces:

CategoryIs, Function<Iterable<?>,Collection<?>>, IsTransformer<Iterable<?>,Collection<?>>, Transformer<Iterable<?>,Collection<?>>

public interface Iterable_To_Collection
extends IsTransformer<Iterable<?>,Collection<?>>

Transforms input provided by an iterable into a collection of given type.

Since:

v0.0.1

Version:

v0.0.1 build 170404 (04-Apr-17) for Java 1.8

Author:

Sven van der Meer <vdmeer.sven@mykolab.com>

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Iterable_To_Collection	create() Creates a new transformer.
default <T,S extends Collection<T>> S	transform(Iterable<T> input, IsCollectionStrategy<S,T> strategy) Converts an iterable into a collection of given type.

Methods inherited from interface Transformer

apply, transform, transform

Methods inherited from interface Function

andThen, compose, identity

Method Detail

transform

default <T,S extends Collection<T>> S transform(Iterable<T> input,
                                                IsCollectionStrategy<S,T> strategy)

Converts an iterable into a collection of given type.

Type Parameters:

T - type of the objects in the returned collection

S - type of the returned collection

Parameters:

input - the iterable to convert

strategy - the strategy determining the output collection type

Returns:

an empty collection or a collection of with all input elements

Throws:

NullPointerException - if any argument was null

create

static Iterable_To_Collection create()

Creates a new transformer.

Returns:

new transformer