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package org.apache.commons.collections.bag;

import java.util.Comparator;

import org.apache.commons.collections.Predicate;
import org.apache.commons.collections.SortedBag;

/**
 * Decorates another SortedBag to validate that additions
 * match a specified predicate.
 * 

 * This bag exists to provide validation for the decorated bag.
 * It is normally created to decorate an empty bag.
 * If an object cannot be added to the bag, an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.
 * 

 * One usage would be to ensure that no null entries are added to the bag.
 * 
SortedBag bag = PredicatedSortedBag.decorate(new TreeBag(), NotNullPredicate.INSTANCE);
 * 

 * This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2004/06/03 22:02:12 $
 * 
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Paul Jack
 */
public class PredicatedSortedBag
        extends PredicatedBag implements SortedBag {

    /** Serialization version */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3448581314086406616L;

    /**
     * Factory method to create a predicated (validating) bag.
     * 

     * If there are any elements already in the bag being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param bag  the bag to decorate, must not be null
     * @param predicate  the predicate to use for validation, must not be null
     * @return a new predicated SortedBag
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if bag or predicate is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the bag contains invalid elements
     */
    public static SortedBag decorate(SortedBag bag, Predicate predicate) {
        return new PredicatedSortedBag(bag, predicate);
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Constructor that wraps (not copies).
     * 

     * If there are any elements already in the bag being decorated, they
     * are validated.
     * 
     * @param bag  the bag to decorate, must not be null
     * @param predicate  the predicate to use for validation, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if bag or predicate is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the bag contains invalid elements
     */
    protected PredicatedSortedBag(SortedBag bag, Predicate predicate) {
        super(bag, predicate);
    }

    /**
     * Gets the decorated sorted bag.
     * 
     * @return the decorated bag
     */
    protected SortedBag getSortedBag() {
        return (SortedBag) getCollection();
    }
    
    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    public Object first() {
        return getSortedBag().first();
    }

    public Object last() {
        return getSortedBag().last();
    }

    public Comparator comparator() {
        return getSortedBag().comparator();
    }

}