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package org.apache.juneau.internal;

import java.util.*;

import org.apache.juneau.*;
import org.apache.juneau.collections.*;

/**
 * Represents a wrapped {@link Collection} where entries in the list can be removed or reordered without affecting the
 * underlying list.
 *
 * <ul class='seealso'>
 * 	<li class='extlink'>{@source}
 * </ul>
 *
 * @param <T> The class type of the wrapped bean.
 * @serial exclude
 */
public class DelegateList<T extends Collection<?>> extends JsonList implements Delegate<T> {
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	private final ClassMeta<T> classMeta;

	/**
	 * Constructor.
	 *
	 * @param classMeta The data type represented by this delegate.
	 */
	public DelegateList(ClassMeta<T> classMeta) {
		if (classMeta.isArray())
			classMeta = classMeta.getBeanContext().<T>getClassMeta(List.class, classMeta.getElementType());
		this.classMeta = classMeta;
	}

	@Override /* Delegate */
	public ClassMeta<T> getClassMeta() {
		return classMeta;
	}
}
