Class ShortBigLists


  • public final class ShortBigLists
    extends Object
    A class providing static methods and objects that do useful things with type-specific big lists.
    See Also:
    Collections, BigList
    • Field Detail

      • EMPTY_BIG_LIST

        public static final ShortBigLists.EmptyBigList EMPTY_BIG_LIST
        An empty big list (immutable). It is serializable and cloneable.
    • Method Detail

      • shuffle

        public static ShortBigList shuffle​(ShortBigList l,
                                           Random random)
        Shuffles the specified big list using the specified pseudorandom number generator.
        Parameters:
        l - the big list to be shuffled.
        random - a pseudorandom number generator.
        Returns:
        l.
      • singleton

        public static ShortBigList singleton​(short element)
        Returns a type-specific immutable big list containing only the specified element. The returned big list is serializable and cloneable.
        Parameters:
        element - the only element of the returned big list.
        Returns:
        a type-specific immutable big list containing just element.
      • singleton

        public static ShortBigList singleton​(Object element)
        Returns a type-specific immutable big list containing only the specified element. The returned big list is serializable and cloneable.
        Parameters:
        element - the only element of the returned big list.
        Returns:
        a type-specific immutable big list containing just element.
      • synchronize

        public static ShortBigList synchronize​(ShortBigList l)
        Returns a synchronized type-specific big list backed by the given type-specific big list.
        Parameters:
        l - the big list to be wrapped in a synchronized big list.
        Returns:
        a synchronized view of the specified big list.
        See Also:
        Collections.synchronizedList(List)
      • synchronize

        public static ShortBigList synchronize​(ShortBigList l,
                                               Object sync)
        Returns a synchronized type-specific big list backed by the given type-specific big list, using an assigned object to synchronize.
        Parameters:
        l - the big list to be wrapped in a synchronized big list.
        sync - an object that will be used to synchronize the access to the big list.
        Returns:
        a synchronized view of the specified big list.
        See Also:
        Collections.synchronizedList(List)
      • unmodifiable

        public static ShortBigList unmodifiable​(ShortBigList l)
        Returns an unmodifiable type-specific big list backed by the given type-specific big list.
        Parameters:
        l - the big list to be wrapped in an unmodifiable big list.
        Returns:
        an unmodifiable view of the specified big list.
        See Also:
        Collections.unmodifiableList(List)
      • asBigList

        public static ShortBigList asBigList​(ShortList list)
        Returns a big list backed by the specified list.
        Parameters:
        list - a list.
        Returns:
        a big list backed by the specified list.