path: root/src/library/scala/collection/generic/Companion.scala

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// $Id$


package scala.collection.generic

abstract class Companion[+CC[X] <: Traversable[X]] {
  type Coll = CC[_]

  def newBuilder[A]: Builder[A, CC[A]]

 /** The empty iterable of type CC */
  def empty[A]: CC[A] = newBuilder[A].result

  /** Creates an iterable of type CC with specified elements */
  def apply[A](args: A*): CC[A] = {
    val b = newBuilder[A]
    b ++= args
    b.result
  }
}