Package org.nasengolem.util.datastructures

Interface Shrinkable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractShrinkableList, CappedList

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface Shrinkable

Interface for objects that can be resized to a smaller size in constant time. Classes should only implement this interface if the resize reduces their scope from outside, meaning elements beyond the new size won't be visible anymore.

See Also:

• AbstractShrinkableList

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
int	shrink(int newSize)	Shrinks the list to a new smaller size.

Method Details

shrink

int shrink(int newSize)

Shrinks the list to a new smaller size. All elements at indices beyond the new size won't be visible anymore.

Parameters:

newSize - the new size of the list

Returns:

the old size of the list

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the new size is negative or greater than the current size