Jiffie: Java InterFace For Internet Explorer

net.sf.jiffie
Class EmptyElementList

java.lang.Object
  java.util.AbstractCollection<E>
      java.util.AbstractList<IDispatch>
          net.sf.jiffie.EmptyElementList

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Iterable<IDispatch>, java.util.Collection<IDispatch>, java.util.List<IDispatch>, ElementList, Releaseable

public final class EmptyElementList
extends java.util.AbstractList<IDispatch>
implements ElementList

This class represents an empty collection of IHTMLElements. New instances of this class should not be created (hence the private constructor). Instead references to the LIST member should be used where empty collections are required.

Field Summary

static EmptyElementList

LIST

Fields inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

modCount

Method Summary

IDispatch	get(int index)
boolean	isReleased() This method returns a boolean flag indicating if this object has already been released.
IDispatch	item(int index) This is a convenience method designed to emulate the behaviour of the item method of the IHTMLElementCollection interface.
ElementList	item(java.lang.String name) This is a convenience method designed to emulate the behaviour of the item method of the IHTMLElementCollection interface.
void	release() This method releases the COM object associated with this object.
int	size()
ElementList	tags(java.lang.String name) This is a convenience method designed to emulate the behaviour of the tags method of the IHTMLElementCollection interface.

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractList

add, add, addAll, clear, equals, hashCode, indexOf, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, removeRange, set, subList

Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractCollection

addAll, contains, containsAll, isEmpty, remove, removeAll, retainAll, toArray, toArray, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

add, add, addAll, addAll, clear, contains, containsAll, equals, hashCode, indexOf, isEmpty, iterator, lastIndexOf, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, removeAll, retainAll, set, subList, toArray, toArray

Field Detail

LIST

public static final EmptyElementList LIST

Method Detail

get

public IDispatch get(int index)

Specified by:

get in interface java.util.List<IDispatch>

Specified by:

get in class java.util.AbstractList<IDispatch>

size

public int size()

Specified by:

size in interface java.util.Collection<IDispatch>

Specified by:

size in interface java.util.List<IDispatch>

Specified by:

size in class java.util.AbstractCollection<IDispatch>

item

public IDispatch item(int index)

This is a convenience method designed to emulate the behaviour of the item method of the IHTMLElementCollection interface.

Specified by:

item in interface ElementList

Parameters:

index - zero based array index

Returns:

object at this index in the collection

item

public ElementList item(java.lang.String name)

This is a convenience method designed to emulate the behaviour of the item method of the IHTMLElementCollection interface.

Specified by:

item in interface ElementList

Parameters:

name - name or id attribute of a tag

Returns:

list of tags with id or name attributes matching the supplied value

tags

public ElementList tags(java.lang.String name)

This is a convenience method designed to emulate the behaviour of the tags method of the IHTMLElementCollection interface.

Specified by:

tags in interface ElementList

Parameters:

name - tag type name

Returns:

list of tags whose tage type matches the supplied value

release

public void release()

This method releases the COM object associated with this object.

Specified by:

release in interface Releaseable

isReleased

public boolean isReleased()

This method returns a boolean flag indicating if this object has already been released.

Specified by:

isReleased in interface Releaseable

Returns:

boolean flag