| /* |
| * Copyright 2009 Google Inc. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not |
| * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of |
| * the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT |
| * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the |
| * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under |
| * the License. |
| */ |
| package com.google.gwt.collections; |
| |
| /** |
| * An array that is guaranteed not to change, thus making it safe for disparate |
| * portions of code to maintain references to a shared instance, rather than |
| * feeling the need to make defensive copies. |
| * |
| * @param <E> The type stored in the array elements |
| */ |
| public abstract class ImmutableArray<E> extends Array<E> { |
| |
| @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") |
| private static final ImmutableArray EMPTY = new ImmutableArrayEmptyImpl(); |
| |
| @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") |
| static <E> ImmutableArray<E> getEmptyInstance() { |
| return EMPTY; |
| } |
| |
| ImmutableArray() { |
| } |
| |
| } |