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package org.apache.commons.collections.list;

import java.util.List;

import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstanceofPredicate;

/**
 * Decorates another <code>List</code> to validate that elements
 * added are of a specific type.
 * <p>
 * The validation of additions is performed via an instanceof test against 
 * a specified <code>Class</code>. If an object cannot be added to the
 * collection, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 155406 $ $Date: 2005-02-26 12:55:26 +0000 (Sat, 26 Feb 2005) $
 * 
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Matthew Hawthorne
 */
public class TypedList {

    /**
     * Factory method to create a typed list.
     * <p>
     * If there are any elements already in the list being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param list  the list to decorate, must not be null
     * @param type  the type to allow into the collection, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if list or type is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the list contains invalid elements
     */
    public static List decorate(List list, Class type) {
        return new PredicatedList(list, InstanceofPredicate.getInstance(type));
    }
    
    /**
     * Restrictive constructor.
     */
    protected TypedList() {
    }

}
