/*
 * Copyright 2004-2011 H2 Group. Multiple-Licensed under the H2 License,
 * Version 1.0, and under the Eclipse Public License, Version 1.0
 * (http://h2database.com/html/license.html).
 * Initial Developer: H2 Group
 */
package org.h2.util;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;

/**
 * This class contains static methods to construct commonly used generic objects
 * such as ArrayList.
 */
public class New {

    /**
     * Create a new ArrayList.
     *
     * @param <T> the type
     * @return the object
     */
    public static <T> ArrayList<T> arrayList() {
        return new ArrayList<T>(4);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new HashMap.
     *
     * @param <K> the key type
     * @param <V> the value type
     * @return the object
     */
    public static <K, V> HashMap<K, V> hashMap() {
        return new HashMap<K, V>();
    }

    /**
     * Create a new HashMap.
     *
     * @param <K> the key type
     * @param <V> the value type
     * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity
     * @return the object
     */
    public static <K, V> HashMap<K, V> hashMap(int initialCapacity) {
        return new HashMap<K, V>(initialCapacity);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new HashSet.
     *
     * @param <T> the type
     * @return the object
     */
    public static <T> HashSet<T> hashSet() {
        return new HashSet<T>();
    }

    /**
     * Create a new ArrayList.
     *
     * @param <T> the type
     * @param c the collection
     * @return the object
     */
    public static <T> ArrayList<T> arrayList(Collection<T> c) {
        return new ArrayList<T>(c);
    }

    /**
     * Create a new ArrayList.
     *
     * @param <T> the type
     * @param initialCapacity the initial capacity
     * @return the object
     */
    public static <T> ArrayList<T> arrayList(int initialCapacity) {
        return new ArrayList<T>(initialCapacity);
    }

}
