org.apache.commons.collections
Interface Buffer
- Collection
- ArrayStack, BinaryHeap, BoundedFifoBuffer, UnboundedFifoBuffer
public interface Buffer
extends Collection
A Buffer is a collection that allows objects to be removed in some
well-defined order. The removal order can be based on insertion order
(eg, a FIFO queue or a LIFO stack), on access order (eg, an LRU cache),
on some arbitrary comparator (eg, a priority queue) or on any other
well-defined ordering.
Note that the removal order is not necessarily the same as the iteration
order. A
Buffer
implementation may have equivalent removal
and iteration orders, but this is not required.
This interface does not specify any behavior for
Object.equals(Object)
and
Object.hashCode
methods. It
is therefore possible for a
Buffer
implementation to also
also implement
java.util.List
,
java.util.Set
or
Bag
.
$Id: Buffer.java,v 1.3.2.1 2004/05/22 12:14:01 scolebourne Exp $ Object | get() - Returns the next object in the buffer without removing it.
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Object | remove() - Removes the next object from the buffer.
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get
public Object get()
Returns the next object in the buffer without removing it.
- the next object in the buffer
remove
public Object remove()
Removes the next object from the buffer.
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