All Known Subinterfaces:

BitSetService, CollectionService<E>, MapService<K,V>, SetService<E>, SortedMapService<K,V>, SortedSetService<E>, SortedTableService<E>, TableService<E>

public interface Splittable<T>

Version:

6.0, July 21, 2013

Author:

Jean-Marie Dautelle

• Method Summary

  Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  void	perform (Consumer<T> action, T part) Executes a read-only action on the specified part of this object.
  T[]	split (int n) Returns n distinct parts of this object.
  void	update (Consumer<T> action, T part) Executes an update action on the specified part of this object.

• Method Detail

  • perform

    void perform(Consumer<T> action,
     T part)

    Executes a read-only action on the specified part of this object.

    Parameters:

    action - the read-only action.

    part - this object or a part of it.

    Throws:

    UnsupportedOperationException - if the action tries to update the specified part.

  • split

    T[] split(int n)

    Returns n distinct parts of this object. This method may return an array of size less than n (e.g. an array of size one if this object cannot split).

    Parameters:

    n - the number of parts.

    Returns:

    the distinct parts (or views) for this object.

    Throws:

    IllegalArgumentException - if n <= 1

  • update

    void update(Consumer<T> action,
     T part)

    Executes an update action on the specified part of this object. Any change to the part is reflected in the whole (this object).

    Parameters:

    action - the action authorized to update this object part.

    part - this object or a part of it.