## org.apache.commons.collections.set
Class ListOrderedSet

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator
          org.apache.commons.collections.set.AbstractSetDecorator
              org.apache.commons.collections.set.AbstractSerializableSetDecorator
                  org.apache.commons.collections.set.ListOrderedSet

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Collection, Serializable, Set

public class ListOrderedSet
extends AbstractSerializableSetDecorator
implements Set

Decorates another `Set` to ensure that the order of addition is retained and used by the iterator.

If an object is added to the set for a second time, it will remain in the original position in the iteration. The order can be observed from the set via the iterator or toArray methods.

The ListOrderedSet also has various useful direct methods. These include many from `List`, such as `get(int)`, `remove(int)` and `indexOf(int)`. An unmodifiable `List` view of the set can be obtained via `asList()`.

This class cannot implement the `List` interface directly as various interface methods (notably equals/hashCode) are incompatable with a set.

This class is Serializable from Commons Collections 3.1.

Since:
  Commons Collections 3.0
Version:
  $Revision: 1.9 $ $Date: 2004/06/07 21:42:12 $
Author:
  Stephen Colebourne, Henning P. Schmiedehausen
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Field Summary
`protected List` `setOrder` Internal list to hold the sequence of objects

Fields inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator
`collection`

Constructor Summary
`` `ListOrderedSet()` Constructs a new empty `ListOrderedSet` using a `HashSet` and an `ArrayList` internally.
`protected` `ListOrderedSet(Set set)` Constructor that wraps (not copies).
`protected` `ListOrderedSet(Set set, List list)` Constructor that wraps (not copies) the Set and specifies the list to use.

Method Summary
`void` `add(int index, Object object)`
`boolean` `add(Object object)`
`boolean` `addAll(Collection coll)`
`boolean` `addAll(int index, Collection coll)`
`List` `asList()` Gets an unmodifiable view of the order of the Set.
`void` `clear()`
`static ListOrderedSet` `decorate(List list)` Factory method to create an ordered set using the supplied list to retain order.
`static ListOrderedSet` `decorate(Set set)` Factory method to create an ordered set.
`static ListOrderedSet` `decorate(Set set, List list)` Factory method to create an ordered set specifying the list and set to use.
`Object` `get(int index)`
`int` `indexOf(Object object)`
`Iterator` `iterator()`
`Object` `remove(int index)`
`boolean` `remove(Object object)`
`boolean` `removeAll(Collection coll)`
`boolean` `retainAll(Collection coll)`
`Object[]` `toArray()`
`Object[]` `toArray(Object[] a)`
`String` `toString()` Uses the underlying List's toString so that order is achieved.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.set.AbstractSetDecorator
`getSet`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.commons.collections.collection.AbstractCollectionDecorator
`contains, containsAll, equals, getCollection, hashCode, isEmpty, size`

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

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Set
`contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, size`

Field Detail

### setOrder

    protected final List setOrder

  Internal list to hold the sequence of objects

Constructor Detail

### ListOrderedSet

    public ListOrderedSet()

  Constructs a new empty `ListOrderedSet` using a `HashSet` and an `ArrayList` internally.

Since:
  Commons Collections 3.1

### ListOrderedSet

    protected ListOrderedSet(Set set)

  Constructor that wraps (not copies).

Parameters:
  `set` - the set to decorate, must not be null
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if set is null

### ListOrderedSet

    protected ListOrderedSet(Set set,
                             List list)

  Constructor that wraps (not copies) the Set and specifies the list to use.

  The set and list must both be correctly initialised to the same elements.

Parameters:
  `set` - the set to decorate, must not be null
  `list` - the list to decorate, must not be null
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if set or list is null

Method Detail

### decorate

    public static ListOrderedSet decorate(Set set,
                                          List list)

  Factory method to create an ordered set specifying the list and set to use.

  Parameters:
    `set` - the set to decorate, must be empty and not null
    `list` - the list to decorate, must be empty and not null
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if set or list is null
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if either the set or list is not empty
  Since:
    Commons Collections 3.1

### decorate

    public static ListOrderedSet decorate(Set set)

  Factory method to create an ordered set.

  An `ArrayList` is used to retain order.

  Parameters:
    `set` - the set to decorate, must not be null
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if set is null

### decorate

    public static ListOrderedSet decorate(List list)

  Factory method to create an ordered set using the supplied list to retain order.

  A `HashSet` is used for the set behaviour.

  Parameters:
    `list` - the list to decorate, must not be null
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if list is null

### asList

    public List asList()

  Gets an unmodifiable view of the order of the Set.

  Returns:
    an unmodifiable list view

### clear

    public void clear()

  Specified by:
    `clear` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `clear` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### iterator

    public Iterator iterator()

  Specified by:
    `iterator` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `iterator` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### add

    public boolean add(Object object)

  Specified by:
    `add` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `add` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### addAll

    public boolean addAll(Collection coll)

  Specified by:
    `addAll` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `addAll` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### remove

    public boolean remove(Object object)

  Specified by:
    `remove` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `remove` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### removeAll

    public boolean removeAll(Collection coll)

  Specified by:
    `removeAll` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `removeAll` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### retainAll

    public boolean retainAll(Collection coll)

  Specified by:
    `retainAll` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `retainAll` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### toArray

    public Object[] toArray()

  Specified by:
    `toArray` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `toArray` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### toArray

    public Object[] toArray(Object[] a)

  Specified by:
    `toArray` in interface `Set`
  Overrides:
    `toArray` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

### get

    public Object get(int index)

### indexOf

    public int indexOf(Object object)

### add

    public void add(int index,
                    Object object)

### addAll

    public boolean addAll(int index,
                          Collection coll)

### remove

    public Object remove(int index)

### toString

    public String toString()

  Uses the underlying List's toString so that order is achieved. This means that the decorated Set's toString is not used, so any custom toStrings will be ignored.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `AbstractCollectionDecorator`

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