public class PrototypeFactory
extends java.lang.Object
WARNING: from v4.1 onwards Factory instances returned by
prototypeFactory(Object) will not be serializable anymore in order
to prevent potential remote code execution exploits. Please refer to
COLLECTIONS-580
for more details.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description |
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(package private) static class |
PrototypeFactory.PrototypeCloneFactory<T>
PrototypeCloneFactory creates objects by copying a prototype using the clone method.
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(package private) static class |
PrototypeFactory.PrototypeSerializationFactory<T extends java.io.Serializable>
PrototypeSerializationFactory creates objects by cloning a prototype using serialization.
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| Modifier | Constructor and Description |
|---|---|
private |
PrototypeFactory()
Restricted constructor.
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| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
static <T> Factory<T> |
prototypeFactory(T prototype)
Factory method that performs validation.
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public static <T> Factory<T> prototypeFactory(T prototype)
Creates a Factory that will return a clone of the same prototype object each time the factory is used. The prototype will be cloned using one of these techniques (in order):
T - the type the factory createsprototype - the object to clone each time in the factoryprototype factory, or a ConstantFactory.NULL_INSTANCE if
the prototype is nulljava.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the prototype cannot be cloned