MappedEnumeration.java

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package org.melati.poem.util;

import java.util.Enumeration;

/**
 * An <code>Enumeration</code> that encapsulates another and
 * translates each element according to an abstract mapping function.
 * <p>
 * Implementations must provide {@link #mapped(Object)}.
 */
public abstract class MappedEnumeration<T,I> implements Enumeration<T> {

  private Enumeration<I> enumeration;

  /**
   * Wrapper Constructor given Enumeration to wrap.
   * @param enumeration Enumeration to wrap
   */
  public MappedEnumeration(Enumeration<I> enumeration) {
    if (enumeration == null) throw new NullPointerException();
    this.enumeration = enumeration;
  }

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   * @see java.util.Enumeration#hasMoreElements()
   */
  public boolean hasMoreElements() {
    return enumeration.hasMoreElements();
  }

  /**
   * @param element the element of the Enumeration to act on
   * @return the element after transformation
   */
  protected abstract T mapped(I element);

  /**
   * {@inheritDoc}
   * @see java.util.Enumeration#nextElement()
   */
  public T nextElement() {
    return mapped(enumeration.nextElement());
  }
}