src/com/google/common/collect/ForwardingCollection.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2007 Google Inc.
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package com.google.common.collect;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * A collection which forwards all its method calls to another collection.
 * Subclasses should override one or more methods to modify the behavior of
 * the backing collection as desired per the <a
 * href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorator_pattern">decorator pattern</a>.
 *
 * @see ForwardingObject
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class ForwardingCollection<E> extends ForwardingObject
    implements Collection<E> {

  @Override protected abstract Collection<E> delegate();

  public Iterator<E> iterator() {
    return delegate().iterator();
  }

  public int size() {
    return delegate().size();
  }

  public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> collection) {
    return delegate().removeAll(collection);
  }

  public boolean isEmpty() {
    return delegate().isEmpty();
  }

  public boolean contains(Object object) {
    return delegate().contains(object);
  }

  public Object[] toArray() {
    return delegate().toArray();
  }

  public <T> T[] toArray(T[] array) {
    return delegate().toArray(array);
  }

  public boolean add(E element) {
    return delegate().add(element);
  }

  public boolean remove(Object object) {
    return delegate().remove(object);
  }

  public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> collection) {
    return delegate().containsAll(collection);
  }

  public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> collection) {
    return delegate().addAll(collection);
  }

  public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> collection) {
    return delegate().retainAll(collection);
  }

  public void clear() {
    delegate().clear();
  }
}