ProtoCollection

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultProtoCollection
```
public interface ProtoCollection
```
Represents an undifferentiated ActiveCollection instance, with the same configuration (role). This is another workaround for applications that use plexus-container-default versions less than 1.0-alpha-22, since this proto-collection can be injected without causing conflict with the existing collection-detection code in the container. Dependent components can then call getActiveMap|List|Set and retrieve the instance, which has been preconfigured.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static java.lang.String ROLE

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ActiveList`	`getActiveList()`	Retrieve an `ActiveList` instance that contains components matching the role given by `getCollectedRole()`.
`ActiveMap`	`getActiveMap()`	Retrieve an `ActiveMap` instance that contains components matching the role given by `getCollectedRole()`.
`ActiveSet`	`getActiveSet()`	Retrieve an `ActiveSet` instance that contains components matching the role given by `getCollectedRole()`.
`java.lang.String`	`getCollectedRole()`	Retrieve the role of components to be collected by any of the active collections created here.

- Field Detail
  - ROLE
```
static final java.lang.String ROLE
```
- Method Detail
  - getCollectedRole
```
java.lang.String getCollectedRole()
```
    Retrieve the role of components to be collected by any of the active collections created here.
  - getActiveMap
```
ActiveMap getActiveMap()
```
    Retrieve an ActiveMap instance that contains components matching the role given by getCollectedRole().
  - getActiveList
```
ActiveList getActiveList()
```
    Retrieve an ActiveList instance that contains components matching the role given by getCollectedRole().
  - getActiveSet
```
ActiveSet getActiveSet()
```
    Retrieve an ActiveSet instance that contains components matching the role given by getCollectedRole().