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017package org.apache.commons.collections4;
018
019import org.apache.commons.collections4.trie.UnmodifiableTrie;
020
021/**
022 * A collection of {@link Trie} utilities.
023 *
024 * @since 4.0
025 */
026public class TrieUtils {
027
028    /**
029     * Returns an unmodifiable instance of a {@link Trie}
030     *
031     * @param <K>  the key type
032     * @param <V>  the value type
033     * @param trie  the trie to make unmodifiable, must not be null
034     * @return an unmodifiable trie backed by the given trie
035     * @throws NullPointerException if trie is null
036     *
037     * @see java.util.Collections#unmodifiableMap(java.util.Map)
038     */
039    public static <K, V> Trie<K, V> unmodifiableTrie(final Trie<K, ? extends V> trie) {
040        return UnmodifiableTrie.unmodifiableTrie(trie);
041    }
042
043    /**
044     * Don't allow instances.
045     */
046    private TrieUtils() {
047        // empty
048    }
049
050}