org.springframework.util

Interface AutoPopulatingList.ElementFactory<E>

Type Parameters:

E - the element type

Enclosing class:

AutoPopulatingList<E>

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public static interface AutoPopulatingList.ElementFactory<E>

Factory interface for creating elements for an index-based access data structure such as a List.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
E	createElement(int index) Create the element for the supplied index.

Method Detail

createElement

E createElement(int index)
         throws AutoPopulatingList.ElementInstantiationException

Create the element for the supplied index.

Returns:

the element object

Throws:

AutoPopulatingList.ElementInstantiationException - if the instantiation process failed (any exception thrown by a target constructor should be propagated as-is)