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net.java.trueupdate.util.builder
Class AbstractBuilder<P>

java.lang.Object
  net.java.trueupdate.util.builder.AbstractBuilder<P>


Type Parameters:: P - The type of the parent builder, if defined.

Direct Known Subclasses:: ImmutableListBuilder

public abstract class AbstractBuilder<P>
extends Object
extends Object

An abstract builder. Note that builders are not thread-safe.

Author:: Christian Schlichtherle

Constructor Summary
`AbstractBuilder()`

Method Summary
`abstract Object`	`build()` Builds and returns a new product.
`P`	`inject()` Optional operation: Injects a new product into the parent builder, if defined.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

AbstractBuilder

public AbstractBuilder()

Method Detail

build

public abstract Object build()

Builds and returns a new product. A call to this method does not alter the state of this builder, so a client can continue to use it in order to build another product.

inject

public P inject()

Optional operation: Injects a new product into the parent builder, if defined.

Throws:: UnsupportedOperationException - if this builder does not have a parent builder.