guava-testlib/src/com/google/common/collect/testing/TestStringListGenerator.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package com.google.common.collect.testing;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.collect.testing.SampleElements.Strings;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * TODO: javadoc.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 */
@GwtCompatible
public abstract class TestStringListGenerator implements TestListGenerator<String> {
  @Override
  public SampleElements<String> samples() {
    return new Strings();
  }

  @Override
  public List<String> create(Object... elements) {
    String[] array = new String[elements.length];
    int i = 0;
    for (Object e : elements) {
      array[i++] = (String) e;
    }
    return create(array);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new collection containing the given elements; implement this method instead of {@link
   * #create(Object...)}.
   */
  protected abstract List<String> create(String[] elements);

  @Override
  public String[] createArray(int length) {
    return new String[length];
  }

  /** Returns the original element list, unchanged. */
  @Override
  public List<String> order(List<String> insertionOrder) {
    return insertionOrder;
  }
}