// reflection/pets/PetCreator.java

// (c)2021 MindView LLC: see Copyright.txt

// We make no guarantees that this code is fit for any purpose.

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// Using class literals

// {java reflection.pets.PetCreator}

package reflection.pets;

import java.util.Arrays;

import java.util.Collections;

import java.util.List;

public class PetCreator extends reflection.pets.Creator {

// No try block needed.

public static final

List<Class<? extends reflection.pets.Pet>> ALL_TYPES =

Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(

reflection.pets.Pet.class, reflection.pets.Dog.class, reflection.pets.Cat.class, reflection.pets.Rodent.class,

reflection.pets.Mutt.class, reflection.pets.Pug.class, reflection.pets.EgyptianMau.class,

reflection.pets.Manx.class, reflection.pets.Cymric.class, reflection.pets.Rat.class,

reflection.pets.Mouse.class, reflection.pets.Hamster.class));

// Types for random creation:

private static final

List<Class<? extends reflection.pets.Pet>> TYPES =

ALL_TYPES.subList(

ALL_TYPES.indexOf(reflection.pets.Mutt.class),

ALL_TYPES.size());

public static void main(String[] args) {

System.out.println(TYPES);

List<reflection.pets.Pet> pets = new PetCreator().list(7);

System.out.println(pets);

}

@Override

public List<Class<? extends reflection.pets.Pet>> types() {

return TYPES;

}

}

/* Output:

[class reflection.pets.Mutt, class reflection.pets.Pug,

class reflection.pets.EgyptianMau, class

reflection.pets.Manx, class reflection.pets.Cymric, class

reflection.pets.Rat, class reflection.pets.Mouse, class

reflection.pets.Hamster]

[Rat, Manx, Cymric, Mutt, Pug, Cymric, Pug]

*/