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diff --git a/website/features/Builder.html b/website/features/Builder.html index 2ab8aa77..1ebc08ca 100644 --- a/website/features/Builder.html +++ b/website/features/Builder.html @@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ <code>@Builder</code> was introduced as experimental feature in lombok v0.12.0. </p><p> <code>@Builder</code> gained <code>@Singular</code> support and was promoted to the main <code>lombok</code> package since lombok v1.16.0. - </p> + </p><p> + <code>@Builder</code> with <code>@Singular</code> adds a clear method since lombok v1.16.8. </div> <div class="overview"> <h3>Overview</h3> @@ -82,11 +83,11 @@ <p> By annotating one of the parameters (if annotating a method or constructor with <code>@Builder</code>) or fields (if annotating a class with <code>@Builder</code>) with the <code>@Singular</code> annotation, lombok will treat that builder node as a collection, and it generates 2 'adder' methods instead of a 'setter' method. One which adds a single element to the collection, and one - which adds all elements of another collection to the collection. No setter to just set the collection (replacing whatever was already added) will be generated. These 'singular' builders + which adds all elements of another collection to the collection. No setter to just set the collection (replacing whatever was already added) will be generated. A 'clear' method is also generated. These 'singular' builders are very complicated in order to guarantee the following properties: <ul> <li>When invoking <code>build()</code>, the produced collection will be immutable.</li> - <li>Calling one of the 'adder' methods after invoking <code>build()</code> does not modify any already generated objects, and, if <code>build()</code> is later called again, another collection with all the elements added since the creation of the builder is generated.</li> + <li>Calling one of the 'adder' methods, or the 'clear' method, after invoking <code>build()</code> does not modify any already generated objects, and, if <code>build()</code> is later called again, another collection with all the elements added since the creation of the builder is generated.</li> <li>The produced collection will be compacted to the smallest feasible format while remaining efficient.</li> </ul> </p><p> |