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Interface jgl.Container

public interface Container
extends Cloneable
Container is the interface that is implemented by all of the Java Generic Library containers.

Version:
JOS-FileSystem 4 Preview (25-Mar-98)
Author:
ObjectSpace, Inc.
See Also:
jgl.Array, jgl.Deque, jgl.DList, jgl.HashMap, jgl.HashSet, jgl.OrderedMap, jgl.OrderedSet, jgl.PriorityQueue, jgl.Queue, jgl.SList, jgl.Stack

Method Index

o add(Object)
Add an object to myself.
o clear()
Remove all of my objects.
o clone()
Return a shallow copy of myself.
o elements()
Return an Enumeration of the components in this container
o equals(Object)
Return true if I'm equal to a specified object.
o finish()
Return an iterator positioned immediately after my last item.
o isEmpty()
Return true if I contain no objects.
o maxSize()
Return the maximum number of objects that I can contain.
o size()
Return the number of objects that I contain.
o start()
Return an iterator positioned at my first item.
o toString()
Return a string that describes me.

Methods

o clone 
public abstract Object clone()
Return a shallow copy of myself.

Overrides:
clone in class Object
o toString 
public abstract String toString()
Return a string that describes me.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
o equals 
public abstract boolean equals(Object object)
Return true if I'm equal to a specified object.

Parameters:
object - The object to compare myself against.
Returns:
true if I'm equal to the specified object.
Overrides:
equals in class Object
o size 
public abstract int size()
Return the number of objects that I contain.

o maxSize 
public abstract int maxSize()
Return the maximum number of objects that I can contain.

o isEmpty 
public abstract boolean isEmpty()
Return true if I contain no objects.

o clear 
public abstract void clear()
Remove all of my objects.

o elements 
public abstract Enumeration elements()
Return an Enumeration of the components in this container

o start 
public abstract ForwardIterator start()
Return an iterator positioned at my first item.

o finish 
public abstract ForwardIterator finish()
Return an iterator positioned immediately after my last item.

o add 
public abstract Object add(Object object)
Add an object to myself. If appropriate, return the object that it replaced, otherwise return null. 

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