Class ImmutableList<E>

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Iterable<E>, java.util.Collection<E>, java.util.List<E>, java.util.RandomAccess

    @GwtCompatible(serializable=true,
                   emulated=true)
    public abstract class ImmutableList<E>
    extends ImmutableCollection<E>
    implements java.util.List<E>, java.util.RandomAccess
    A high-performance, immutable, random-access List implementation. Does not permit null elements.

    Unlike Collections.unmodifiableList(java.util.List<? extends T>), which is a view of a separate collection that can still change, an instance of ImmutableList contains its own private data and will never change. ImmutableList is convenient for public static final lists ("constant lists") and also lets you easily make a "defensive copy" of a list provided to your class by a caller.

    Note: Although this class is not final, it cannot be subclassed as it has no public or protected constructors. Thus, instances of this type are guaranteed to be immutable.

    See the Guava User Guide article on immutable collections.

    Since:
    2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
    See Also:
    ImmutableMap, ImmutableSet, Serialized Form
    • Nested Class Summary

      Nested Classes 
      Modifier and Type Class Description
      static class  ImmutableList.Builder<E>
      A builder for creating immutable list instances, especially public static final lists ("constant lists").
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void add​(int index, E element)
      Deprecated.
      Unsupported operation.
      boolean addAll​(int index, java.util.Collection<? extends E> newElements)
      Deprecated.
      Unsupported operation.
      ImmutableList<E> asList()
      Returns this list instance.
      static <E> ImmutableList.Builder<E> builder()
      Returns a new builder.
      boolean contains​(java.lang.Object object)  
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(E[] elements)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(java.lang.Iterable<? extends E> elements)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(java.util.Collection<? extends E> elements)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(java.util.Iterator<? extends E> elements)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)  
      int hashCode()  
      int indexOf​(java.lang.Object object)  
      UnmodifiableIterator<E> iterator()
      Returns an unmodifiable iterator across the elements in this collection.
      int lastIndexOf​(java.lang.Object object)  
      UnmodifiableListIterator<E> listIterator()  
      UnmodifiableListIterator<E> listIterator​(int index)  
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of()
      Returns the empty immutable list.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E element)
      Returns an immutable list containing a single element.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6, E e7)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6, E e7, E e8)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6, E e7, E e8, E e9)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6, E e7, E e8, E e9, E e10)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6, E e7, E e8, E e9, E e10, E e11)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1, E e2, E e3, E e4, E e5, E e6, E e7, E e8, E e9, E e10, E e11, E e12, E... others)
      Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
      E remove​(int index)
      Deprecated.
      Unsupported operation.
      ImmutableList<E> reverse()
      Returns a view of this immutable list in reverse order.
      E set​(int index, E element)
      Deprecated.
      Unsupported operation.
      ImmutableList<E> subList​(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
      Returns an immutable list of the elements between the specified fromIndex, inclusive, and toIndex, exclusive.
      • Methods inherited from class java.util.AbstractCollection

        containsAll, isEmpty, size, toString
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
      • Methods inherited from interface java.util.Collection

        parallelStream, removeIf, stream, toArray
      • Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

        forEach
      • Methods inherited from interface java.util.List

        add, addAll, clear, containsAll, get, isEmpty, remove, removeAll, replaceAll, retainAll, size, sort, spliterator, toArray, toArray
    • Method Detail

      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of()
        Returns the empty immutable list. This set behaves and performs comparably to Collections.emptyList(), and is preferable mainly for consistency and maintainability of your code.
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E element)
        Returns an immutable list containing a single element. This list behaves and performs comparably to Collections.singleton(T), but will not accept a null element. It is preferable mainly for consistency and maintainability of your code.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6,
                                              E e7)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6,
                                              E e7,
                                              E e8)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6,
                                              E e7,
                                              E e8,
                                              E e9)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6,
                                              E e7,
                                              E e8,
                                              E e9,
                                              E e10)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6,
                                              E e7,
                                              E e8,
                                              E e9,
                                              E e10,
                                              E e11)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
      • of

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> of​(E e1,
                                              E e2,
                                              E e3,
                                              E e4,
                                              E e5,
                                              E e6,
                                              E e7,
                                              E e8,
                                              E e9,
                                              E e10,
                                              E e11,
                                              E e12,
                                              E... others)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any element is null
        Since:
        3.0 (source-compatible since 2.0)
      • copyOf

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(java.lang.Iterable<? extends E> elements)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order. If elements is a Collection, this method behaves exactly as copyOf(Collection); otherwise, it behaves exactly as copyOf(elements.iterator().
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any of elements is null
      • copyOf

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(java.util.Collection<? extends E> elements)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.

        Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are undocumented and subject to change.

        Note that if list is a List<String>, then ImmutableList.copyOf(list) returns an ImmutableList<String> containing each of the strings in list, while ImmutableList.of(list)} returns an ImmutableList<List<String>> containing one element (the given list itself).

        This method is safe to use even when elements is a synchronized or concurrent collection that is currently being modified by another thread.

        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any of elements is null
      • copyOf

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(java.util.Iterator<? extends E> elements)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any of elements is null
      • copyOf

        public static <E> ImmutableList<E> copyOf​(E[] elements)
        Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if any of elements is null
        Since:
        3.0
      • iterator

        public UnmodifiableIterator<E> iterator()
        Description copied from class: ImmutableCollection
        Returns an unmodifiable iterator across the elements in this collection.
        Specified by:
        iterator in interface java.util.Collection<E>
        Specified by:
        iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<E>
        Specified by:
        iterator in interface java.util.List<E>
        Specified by:
        iterator in class ImmutableCollection<E>
      • listIterator

        public UnmodifiableListIterator<E> listIterator​(int index)
        Specified by:
        listIterator in interface java.util.List<E>
      • indexOf

        public int indexOf​(@Nullable
                           java.lang.Object object)
        Specified by:
        indexOf in interface java.util.List<E>
      • lastIndexOf

        public int lastIndexOf​(@Nullable
                               java.lang.Object object)
        Specified by:
        lastIndexOf in interface java.util.List<E>
      • contains

        public boolean contains​(@Nullable
                                java.lang.Object object)
        Specified by:
        contains in interface java.util.Collection<E>
        Specified by:
        contains in interface java.util.List<E>
        Overrides:
        contains in class ImmutableCollection<E>
      • subList

        public ImmutableList<E> subList​(int fromIndex,
                                        int toIndex)
        Returns an immutable list of the elements between the specified fromIndex, inclusive, and toIndex, exclusive. (If fromIndex and toIndex are equal, the empty immutable list is returned.)
        Specified by:
        subList in interface java.util.List<E>
      • addAll

        @Deprecated
        public final boolean addAll​(int index,
                                    java.util.Collection<? extends E> newElements)
        Deprecated.
        Unsupported operation.
        Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the list unmodified.
        Specified by:
        addAll in interface java.util.List<E>
        Throws:
        java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - always
      • set

        @Deprecated
        public final E set​(int index,
                           E element)
        Deprecated.
        Unsupported operation.
        Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the list unmodified.
        Specified by:
        set in interface java.util.List<E>
        Throws:
        java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - always
      • add

        @Deprecated
        public final void add​(int index,
                              E element)
        Deprecated.
        Unsupported operation.
        Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the list unmodified.
        Specified by:
        add in interface java.util.List<E>
        Throws:
        java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - always
      • remove

        @Deprecated
        public final E remove​(int index)
        Deprecated.
        Unsupported operation.
        Guaranteed to throw an exception and leave the list unmodified.
        Specified by:
        remove in interface java.util.List<E>
        Throws:
        java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException - always
      • reverse

        public ImmutableList<E> reverse()
        Returns a view of this immutable list in reverse order. For example, ImmutableList.of(1, 2, 3).reverse() is equivalent to ImmutableList.of(3, 2, 1).
        Returns:
        a view of this immutable list in reverse order
        Since:
        7.0
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(@Nullable
                              java.lang.Object obj)
        Specified by:
        equals in interface java.util.Collection<E>
        Specified by:
        equals in interface java.util.List<E>
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Specified by:
        hashCode in interface java.util.Collection<E>
        Specified by:
        hashCode in interface java.util.List<E>
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object