1 cananian 1.1.2.1 // ArrayFactory.java, created Sat Nov 28 01:43:53 1998 by cananian
 2 cananian 1.1.2.4 // Copyright (C) 1998 C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu>
 3 cananian 1.1.2.4 // Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL; see COPYING for details.
 4 cananian 1.1.2.1 package harpoon.Util;
 5 cananian 1.1.2.1 
 6 cananian 1.1.2.1 /**
 7 cananian 1.1.2.1  * The <code>ArrayFactory</code> interface allows you to make
 8 cananian 1.1.2.1  * arrays of objects without run-time type information to determine
 9 cananian 1.1.2.1  * the object's type.
10 cananian 1.1.2.1  * 
11 cananian 1.1.2.1  * @author  C. Scott Ananian <cananian@alumni.princeton.edu>
12 cananian 1.3      * @version $Id: ArrayFactory.java,v 1.3 2002/04/10 03:07:03 cananian Exp $
13 cananian 1.1.2.1  */
14 cananian 1.1.2.1 
15 cananian 1.2.2.1 public interface ArrayFactory<E>  {
16 cananian 1.1.2.3     /** Create and return a new array of the specified length.
17 cananian 1.1.2.3      *  The type is determined by the specific <code>ArrayFactory</code>
18 cananian 1.1.2.3      *  that you are using.
19 cananian 1.1.2.3      * @see harpoon.Temp.Temp#arrayFactory
20 cananian 1.1.2.3      * @see harpoon.Temp.Temp#doubleArrayFactory
21 cananian 1.1.2.3      * @see harpoon.IR.Quads.Quad#arrayFactory
22 cananian 1.1.2.3      * @see harpoon.ClassFile.HCode#elementArrayFactory
23 cananian 1.1.2.3      */
24 cananian 1.2.2.1     public E[] newArray(int len);
25 cananian 1.2     }