diff -r 5be31d9fa455 -r d382dacfd73f rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/RandomAccess.java --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/rt/emul/compact/src/main/java/java/util/RandomAccess.java Tue Feb 26 16:54:16 2013 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +/* + * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. + * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + * + * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as + * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this + * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided + * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. + * + * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License + * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that + * accompanied this code). + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version + * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, + * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. + * + * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA + * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any + * questions. + */ + +package java.util; + +/** + * Marker interface used by List implementations to indicate that + * they support fast (generally constant time) random access. The primary + * purpose of this interface is to allow generic algorithms to alter their + * behavior to provide good performance when applied to either random or + * sequential access lists. + * + *

The best algorithms for manipulating random access lists (such as + * ArrayList) can produce quadratic behavior when applied to + * sequential access lists (such as LinkedList). Generic list + * algorithms are encouraged to check whether the given list is an + * instanceof this interface before applying an algorithm that would + * provide poor performance if it were applied to a sequential access list, + * and to alter their behavior if necessary to guarantee acceptable + * performance. + * + *

It is recognized that the distinction between random and sequential + * access is often fuzzy. For example, some List implementations + * provide asymptotically linear access times if they get huge, but constant + * access times in practice. Such a List implementation + * should generally implement this interface. As a rule of thumb, a + * List implementation should implement this interface if, + * for typical instances of the class, this loop: + *

+ *     for (int i=0, n=list.size(); i < n; i++)
+ *         list.get(i);
+ * 
+ * runs faster than this loop: + *
+ *     for (Iterator i=list.iterator(); i.hasNext(); )
+ *         i.next();
+ * 
+ * + *

This interface is a member of the + * + * Java Collections Framework. + * + * @since 1.4 + */ +public interface RandomAccess { +}