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package java.lang;

import gnu.classpath.SystemProperties;

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
import java.io.FileDescriptor;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.nio.channels.Channel;
import java.nio.channels.spi.SelectorProvider;
import java.util.AbstractCollection;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.PropertyPermission;

/**
 * System represents system-wide resources; things that represent the
 * general environment.  As such, all methods are static.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @since 1.0
 * @status still missing 1.4 functionality
 */
public final class System
{
  // WARNING: System is a CORE class in the bootstrap cycle. See the comments
  // in vm/reference/java/lang/Runtime for implications of this fact.

  /**
   * The standard InputStream. This is assigned at startup and starts its
   * life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can change it
   * using {@link #setIn(InputStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
   *
   * <p>This corresponds to the C stdin and C++ cin variables, which
   * typically input from the keyboard, but may be used to pipe input from
   * other processes or files.  That should all be transparent to you,
   * however.
   */
  public static final InputStream in
    = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(FileDescriptor.in));
  /**
   * The standard output PrintStream.  This is assigned at startup and
   * starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
   * change it using {@link #setOut(PrintStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
   *
   * <p>This corresponds to the C stdout and C++ cout variables, which
   * typically output normal messages to the screen, but may be used to pipe
   * output to other processes or files.  That should all be transparent to
   * you, however.
   */
  public static final PrintStream out
    = new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.out)), true);
  /**
   * The standard output PrintStream.  This is assigned at startup and
   * starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
   * change it using {@link #setErr(PrintStream)} through some hefty VM magic.
   *
   * <p>This corresponds to the C stderr and C++ cerr variables, which
   * typically output error messages to the screen, but may be used to pipe
   * output to other processes or files.  That should all be transparent to
   * you, however.
   */
  public static final PrintStream err
    = new PrintStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.err)), true);

  /**
   * A cached copy of the environment variable map.
   */
  private static Map<String,String> environmentMap;

  /**
   * This class is uninstantiable.
   */
  private System()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Set {@link #in} to a new InputStream. This uses some VM magic to change
   * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
   * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
   *
   * @param in the new InputStream
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.1
   */
  public static void setIn(InputStream in)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
    setIn0(in);
  }

  /**
   * Set {@link #out} to a new PrintStream. This uses some VM magic to change
   * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
   * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
   *
   * @param out the new PrintStream
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.1
   */
  public static void setOut(PrintStream out)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
    
    setOut0(out);
  }

  /**
   * Set {@link #err} to a new PrintStream. This uses some VM magic to change
   * a "final" variable, so naturally there is a security check,
   * <code>RuntimePermission("setIO")</code>.
   *
   * @param err the new PrintStream
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.1
   */
  public static void setErr(PrintStream err)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("setIO"));
    setErr0(err);
  }

  /**
   * Set the current SecurityManager. If a security manager already exists,
   * then <code>RuntimePermission("setSecurityManager")</code> is checked
   * first. Since this permission is denied by the default security manager,
   * setting the security manager is often an irreversible action.
   *
   * @param sm the new SecurityManager
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   */
  public static synchronized void setSecurityManager(SecurityManager sm)
  {
    // Implementation note: the field lives in SecurityManager because of
    // bootstrap initialization issues. This method is synchronized so that
    // no other thread changes it to null before this thread makes the change.
    if (SecurityManager.current != null)
      SecurityManager.current.checkPermission
        (new RuntimePermission("setSecurityManager"));
    SecurityManager.current = sm;
  }

  /**
   * Get the current SecurityManager. If the SecurityManager has not been
   * set yet, then this method returns null.
   *
   * @return the current SecurityManager, or null
   */
  public static SecurityManager getSecurityManager()
  {
    return SecurityManager.current;
  }

  /**
   * Get the current time, measured in the number of milliseconds from the
   * beginning of Jan. 1, 1970. This is gathered from the system clock, with
   * any attendant incorrectness (it may be timezone dependent).
   *
   * @return the current time
   * @see java.util.Date
   */
  public static native long currentTimeMillis();

  /**
   * Get the current time, measured in nanoseconds.  The result is as
   * precise as possible, and is measured against a fixed epoch.
   * However, unlike currentTimeMillis(), the epoch chosen is
   * arbitrary and may vary by platform, etc.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static native long nanoTime();

  /**
   * Copy one array onto another from <code>src[srcStart]</code> ...
   * <code>src[srcStart+len-1]</code> to <code>dest[destStart]</code> ...
   * <code>dest[destStart+len-1]</code>. First, the arguments are validated:
   * neither array may be null, they must be of compatible types, and the
   * start and length must fit within both arrays. Then the copying starts,
   * and proceeds through increasing slots.  If src and dest are the same
   * array, this will appear to copy the data to a temporary location first.
   * An ArrayStoreException in the middle of copying will leave earlier
   * elements copied, but later elements unchanged.
   *
   * @param src the array to copy elements from
   * @param srcStart the starting position in src
   * @param dest the array to copy elements to
   * @param destStart the starting position in dest
   * @param len the number of elements to copy
   * @throws NullPointerException if src or dest is null
   * @throws ArrayStoreException if src or dest is not an array, if they are
   *         not compatible array types, or if an incompatible runtime type
   *         is stored in dest
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if len is negative, or if the start or
   *         end copy position in either array is out of bounds
   */
  public static native void arraycopy(Object src, int srcStart,
				      Object dest, int destStart, int len);

  /**
   * Get a hash code computed by the VM for the Object. This hash code will
   * be the same as Object's hashCode() method.  It is usually some
   * convolution of the pointer to the Object internal to the VM.  It
   * follows standard hash code rules, in that it will remain the same for a
   * given Object for the lifetime of that Object.
   *
   * @param o the Object to get the hash code for
   * @return the VM-dependent hash code for this Object
   * @since 1.1
   */
  public static native int identityHashCode(Object o);

  /**
   * Get all the system properties at once. A security check may be performed,
   * <code>checkPropertiesAccess</code>. Note that a security manager may
   * allow getting a single property, but not the entire group.
   *
   * <p>The required properties include:
   * <dl>
   * <dt>java.version</dt>         <dd>Java version number</dd>
   * <dt>java.vendor</dt>          <dd>Java vendor specific string</dd>
   * <dt>java.vendor.url</dt>      <dd>Java vendor URL</dd>
   * <dt>java.home</dt>            <dd>Java installation directory</dd>
   * <dt>java.vm.specification.version</dt> <dd>VM Spec version</dd>
   * <dt>java.vm.specification.vendor</dt>  <dd>VM Spec vendor</dd>
   * <dt>java.vm.specification.name</dt>    <dd>VM Spec name</dd>
   * <dt>java.vm.version</dt>      <dd>VM implementation version</dd>
   * <dt>java.vm.vendor</dt>       <dd>VM implementation vendor</dd>
   * <dt>java.vm.name</dt>         <dd>VM implementation name</dd>
   * <dt>java.specification.version</dt>    <dd>Java Runtime Environment version</dd>
   * <dt>java.specification.vendor</dt>     <dd>Java Runtime Environment vendor</dd>
   * <dt>java.specification.name</dt>       <dd>Java Runtime Environment name</dd>
   * <dt>java.class.version</dt>   <dd>Java class version number</dd>
   * <dt>java.class.path</dt>      <dd>Java classpath</dd>
   * <dt>java.library.path</dt>    <dd>Path for finding Java libraries</dd>
   * <dt>java.io.tmpdir</dt>       <dd>Default temp file path</dd>
   * <dt>java.compiler</dt>        <dd>Name of JIT to use</dd>
   * <dt>java.ext.dirs</dt>        <dd>Java extension path</dd>
   * <dt>os.name</dt>              <dd>Operating System Name</dd>
   * <dt>os.arch</dt>              <dd>Operating System Architecture</dd>
   * <dt>os.version</dt>           <dd>Operating System Version</dd>
   * <dt>file.separator</dt>       <dd>File separator ("/" on Unix)</dd>
   * <dt>path.separator</dt>       <dd>Path separator (":" on Unix)</dd>
   * <dt>line.separator</dt>       <dd>Line separator ("\n" on Unix)</dd>
   * <dt>user.name</dt>            <dd>User account name</dd>
   * <dt>user.home</dt>            <dd>User home directory</dd>
   * <dt>user.dir</dt>             <dd>User's current working directory</dd>
   * </dl>
   *
   * In addition, gnu defines several other properties, where ? stands for
   * each character in '0' through '9':
   * <dl>
   * <dt>gnu.classpath.home</dt>         <dd>Path to the classpath libraries.</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.classpath.version</dt>      <dd>Version of the classpath libraries.</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.classpath.vm.shortname</dt> <dd>Succinct version of the VM name;
   *     used for finding property files in file system</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.classpath.home.url</dt>     <dd> Base URL; used for finding
   *     property files in file system</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.cpu.endian</dt>             <dd>big or little</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.ISO-8859-?</dt>   <dd>8859_?</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso-8859-?</dt>   <dd>8859_?</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso8859_?</dt>    <dd>8859_?</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.iso-latin-_?</dt> <dd>8859_?</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.latin?</dt>       <dd>8859_?</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.UTF-8</dt>        <dd>UTF8</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.io.encoding_scheme_alias.utf-8</dt>        <dd>UTF8</dd>
   * <dt>gnu.java.util.zoneinfo.dir</dt>	<dd>Root of zoneinfo tree</dd>
   * </dl>
   *
   * @return the system properties, will never be null
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   */
  public static Properties getProperties()
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPropertiesAccess();
    return SystemProperties.getProperties();
  }

  /**
   * Set all the system properties at once. A security check may be performed,
   * <code>checkPropertiesAccess</code>. Note that a security manager may
   * allow setting a single property, but not the entire group. An argument
   * of null resets the properties to the startup default.
   *
   * @param properties the new set of system properties
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   */
  public static void setProperties(Properties properties)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPropertiesAccess();
    SystemProperties.setProperties(properties);
  }

  /**
   * Get a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
   * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key)</code>.
   *
   * @param key the name of the system property to get
   * @return the property, or null if not found
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
   */
  public static String getProperty(String key)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPropertyAccess(key);
    else if (key.length() == 0)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("key can't be empty");
    return SystemProperties.getProperty(key);
  }

  /**
   * Get a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
   * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key)</code>.
   *
   * @param key the name of the system property to get
   * @param def the default
   * @return the property, or def if not found
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
   */
  public static String getProperty(String key, String def)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPropertyAccess(key);
    return SystemProperties.getProperty(key, def);
  }

  /**
   * Set a single system property by name. A security check may be performed,
   * <code>checkPropertyAccess(key, "write")</code>.
   *
   * @param key the name of the system property to set
   * @param value the new value
   * @return the previous value, or null
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public static String setProperty(String key, String value)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new PropertyPermission(key, "write"));
    return SystemProperties.setProperty(key, value);
  }

  /**
   * Remove a single system property by name. A security check may be
   * performed, <code>checkPropertyAccess(key, "write")</code>.
   *
   * @param key the name of the system property to remove
   * @return the previous value, or null
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws NullPointerException if key is null
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if key is ""
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static String clearProperty(String key)
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new PropertyPermission(key, "write"));
    // This handles both the null pointer exception and the illegal
    // argument exception.
    if (key.length() == 0)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("key can't be empty");
    return SystemProperties.remove(key);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of an environment variable.
   *
   * @param name the name of the environment variable
   * @return the string value of the variable or null when the
   *         environment variable is not defined.
   * @throws NullPointerException
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @since 1.5
   * @specnote This method was deprecated in some JDK releases, but
   *           was restored in 1.5.
   */
  public static String getenv(String name)
  {
    if (name == null)
      throw new NullPointerException();
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("getenv." + name));
    return getenv0(name);
  }

  /**
   * <p>
   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the system environment variables.
   * If the underlying system does not support environment variables,
   * an empty map is returned.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * The returned map is read-only and does not accept queries using
   * null keys or values, or those of a type other than <code>String</code>.
   * Attempts to modify the map will throw an
   * <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>, while attempts
   * to pass in a null value will throw a
   * <code>NullPointerException</code>.  Types other than <code>String</code>
   * throw a <code>ClassCastException</code>.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * As the returned map is generated using data from the underlying
   * platform, it may not comply with the <code>equals()</code>
   * and <code>hashCode()</code> contracts.  It is also likely that
   * the keys of this map will be case-sensitive.
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * Use of this method may require a security check for the
   * RuntimePermission "getenv.*".
   * </p>
   *
   * @return a map of the system environment variables.
   * @throws SecurityException if the checkPermission method of
   *         an installed security manager prevents access to
   *         the system environment variables.
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static Map<String, String> getenv()
  {
    SecurityManager sm = SecurityManager.current; // Be thread-safe.
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new RuntimePermission("getenv.*"));
    if (environmentMap == null)
      {
	// List<String> environ = (List<String>)VMSystem.environ();
	// FIXME
	List<String> environ = new ArrayList<String>();
	Map<String,String> variables = new EnvironmentMap();
	for (String pair : environ)
	  {
	    String[] parts = pair.split("=");
	    variables.put(parts[0], parts[1]);
	  }
	environmentMap = Collections.unmodifiableMap(variables);
      }
    return environmentMap;
  }

  /**
   * Terminate the Virtual Machine. This just calls
   * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().exit(status)</code>, and never returns.
   * Obviously, a security check is in order, <code>checkExit</code>.
   *
   * @param status the exit status; by convention non-zero is abnormal
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @see Runtime#exit(int)
   */
  public static void exit(int status)
  {
    Runtime.getRuntime().exit(status);
  }

  /**
   * Calls the garbage collector. This is only a hint, and it is up to the
   * implementation what this hint suggests, but it usually causes a
   * best-effort attempt to reclaim unused memory from discarded objects.
   * This calls <code>Runtime.getRuntime().gc()</code>.
   *
   * @see Runtime#gc()
   */
  public static void gc()
  {
    Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
  }

  /**
   * Runs object finalization on pending objects. This is only a hint, and
   * it is up to the implementation what this hint suggests, but it usually
   * causes a best-effort attempt to run finalizers on all objects ready
   * to be reclaimed. This calls
   * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalization()</code>.
   *
   * @see Runtime#runFinalization()
   */
  public static void runFinalization()
  {
    Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalization();
  }

  /**
   * Tell the Runtime whether to run finalization before exiting the
   * JVM.  This is inherently unsafe in multi-threaded applications,
   * since it can force initialization on objects which are still in use
   * by live threads, leading to deadlock; therefore this is disabled by
   * default. There may be a security check, <code>checkExit(0)</code>. This
   * calls <code>Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalizersOnExit()</code>.
   *
   * @param finalizeOnExit whether to run finalizers on exit
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @see Runtime#runFinalizersOnExit()
   * @since 1.1
   * @deprecated never rely on finalizers to do a clean, thread-safe,
   *             mop-up from your code
   */
  public static void runFinalizersOnExit(boolean finalizeOnExit)
  {
    Runtime.getRuntime().runFinalizersOnExit(finalizeOnExit);
  }

  /**
   * Load a code file using its explicit system-dependent filename. A security
   * check may be performed, <code>checkLink</code>. This just calls
   * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename)</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The library is loaded using the class loader associated with the
   * class associated with the invoking method.
   *
   * @param filename the code file to load
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the file cannot be loaded
   * @see Runtime#load(String)
   */
  public static void load(String filename)
  {
    Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename);
  }

  /**
   * Load a library using its explicit system-dependent filename. A security
   * check may be performed, <code>checkLink</code>. This just calls
   * <code>Runtime.getRuntime().load(filename)</code>.
   *
   * <p>
   * The library is loaded using the class loader associated with the
   * class associated with the invoking method.
   *
   * @param libname the library file to load
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   * @throws UnsatisfiedLinkError if the file cannot be loaded
   * @see Runtime#load(String)
   */
  public static void loadLibrary(String libname)
  {
    Runtime.getRuntime().loadLibrary(libname);
  }

  /**
   * Convert a library name to its platform-specific variant.
   *
   * @param libname the library name, as used in <code>loadLibrary</code>
   * @return the platform-specific mangling of the name
   * @since 1.2
   */
  public static String mapLibraryName(String libname)
  {
    // XXX Fix this!!!!
    return Runtime.nativeGetLibname("", libname);
  }

  /**
   * Set {@link #in} to a new InputStream.
   *
   * @param in the new InputStream
   * @see #setIn(InputStream)
   */
  private static native void setIn0(InputStream in);

  /**
   * Set {@link #out} to a new PrintStream.
   *
   * @param out the new PrintStream
   * @see #setOut(PrintStream)
   */
  private static native void setOut0(PrintStream out);

  /**
   * Set {@link #err} to a new PrintStream.
   *
   * @param err the new PrintStream
   * @see #setErr(PrintStream)
   */
  private static native void setErr0(PrintStream err);

  /**
   * Gets the value of an environment variable.
   *
   * @see #getenv(String)
   */
  static native String getenv0(String name);

  /**
   * Returns the inherited channel of the VM.
   *
   * This wraps the inheritedChannel() call of the system's default
   * {@link SelectorProvider}.
   *
   * @return the inherited channel of the VM
   *
   * @throws IOException If an I/O error occurs
   * @throws SecurityException If an installed security manager denies access
   *         to RuntimePermission("inheritedChannel")
   *
   * @since 1.5
   */
  public static Channel inheritedChannel()
    throws IOException
  {
    return SelectorProvider.provider().inheritedChannel();
  }

  /**
   * This is a specialised <code>Collection</code>, providing
   * the necessary provisions for the collections used by the
   * environment variable map.  Namely, it prevents
   * querying anything but <code>String</code>s.
   *
   * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
   */
  private static class EnvironmentCollection
    extends AbstractCollection<String>
  {

    /**
     * The wrapped collection.
     */
    protected Collection<String> c;

    /**
     * Constructs a new environment collection, which
     * wraps the elements of the supplied collection.
     *
     * @param coll the collection to use as a base for
     *             this collection.
     */
    public EnvironmentCollection(Collection<String> coll)
    {
      c = coll;
    }
        
    /**
     * Blocks queries containing a null object or an object which
     * isn't of type <code>String</code>.  All other queries
     * are forwarded to the underlying collection.
     *
     * @param obj the object to look for.
     * @return true if the object exists in the collection.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified object is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified object is not a String.
     */
    public boolean contains(Object obj)
    {
      if (obj == null)
	  throw new
	    NullPointerException("This collection does not support " +
				 "null values.");
      if (!(obj instanceof String))
	  throw new
	    ClassCastException("This collection only supports Strings.");
      return c.contains(obj);
    }
    
    /**
     * Blocks queries where the collection contains a null object or
     * an object which isn't of type <code>String</code>.  All other
     * queries are forwarded to the underlying collection.
     *
     * @param coll the collection of objects to look for.
     * @return true if the collection contains all elements in the collection.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the collection is null.
     * @throws NullPointerException if any collection entry is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if any collection entry is not a String.
     */
    public boolean containsAll(Collection<?> coll)
    {
      for (Object o: coll)
	{
	  if (o == null)
	      throw new
		NullPointerException("This collection does not support " +
				     "null values.");
	  if (!(o instanceof String))
	      throw new
		ClassCastException("This collection only supports Strings.");
	}
      return c.containsAll(coll);
    }

    /**
     * This returns an iterator over the map elements, with the
     * same provisions as for the collection and underlying map.
     *
     * @return an iterator over the map elements.
     */
    public Iterator<String> iterator()
    {
      return c.iterator();
    }
    
    /**
     * Blocks the removal of elements from the collection.
     *
     * @return true if the removal was sucessful.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the collection is null.
     * @throws NullPointerException if any collection entry is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if any collection entry is not a String.
     */
    public boolean remove(Object key)
    {
      if (key == null)
	  throw new
	    NullPointerException("This collection does not support " +
				 "null values.");
      if (!(key instanceof String))
	  throw new
	    ClassCastException("This collection only supports Strings.");
      return c.contains(key);
    }	
        
    /**
     * Blocks the removal of all elements in the specified
     * collection from the collection.
     *
     * @param coll the collection of elements to remove.
     * @return true if the elements were removed.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the collection is null.
     * @throws NullPointerException if any collection entry is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if any collection entry is not a String.
     */
    public boolean removeAll(Collection<?> coll)
    {
      for (Object o: coll)
	{
	  if (o == null)
	      throw new
		NullPointerException("This collection does not support " +
				     "null values.");
	  if (!(o instanceof String))
	    throw new
	      ClassCastException("This collection only supports Strings.");
	}
      return c.removeAll(coll);
    }
    
    /**
     * Blocks the retention of all elements in the specified
     * collection from the collection.
     *
     * @param c the collection of elements to retain.
     * @return true if the other elements were removed.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the collection is null.
     * @throws NullPointerException if any collection entry is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if any collection entry is not a String.
     */
    public boolean retainAll(Collection<?> coll)
    {
      for (Object o: coll)
	{
	  if (o == null)
	      throw new
		NullPointerException("This collection does not support " +
				     "null values.");
	  if (!(o instanceof String))
	    throw new
	      ClassCastException("This collection only supports Strings.");
	}
      return c.containsAll(coll);
    }

    /**
     * This simply calls the same method on the wrapped
     * collection.
     *
     * @return the size of the underlying collection.
     */
    public int size()
    {
      return c.size();
    }

  } // class EnvironmentCollection<String>

  /**
   * This is a specialised <code>HashMap</code>, which
   * prevents the addition or querying of anything other than
   * <code>String</code> objects. 
   *
   * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
   */
  static class EnvironmentMap
    extends HashMap<String,String>
  {
    
    /**
     * Cache the entry set.
     */
    private transient Set<Map.Entry<String,String>> entries;

    /**
     * Cache the key set.
     */
    private transient Set<String> keys;

    /**
     * Cache the value collection.
     */
    private transient Collection<String> values;

    /**
     * Constructs a new empty <code>EnvironmentMap</code>.
     */
    EnvironmentMap()
    {
      super();
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>EnvironmentMap</code> containing
     * the contents of the specified map.
     *
     * @param m the map to be added to this.
     * @throws NullPointerException if a key or value is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if a key or value is not a String.
     */    
    EnvironmentMap(Map<String,String> m)
    {
      super(m);
    }

    /**
     * Blocks queries containing a null key or one which is not
     * of type <code>String</code>.  All other queries
     * are forwarded to the superclass.
     *
     * @param key the key to look for in the map.
     * @return true if the key exists in the map.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null.
     */
    public boolean containsKey(Object key)
    {
      if (key == null)
	throw new
	  NullPointerException("This map does not support null keys.");
      if (!(key instanceof String))
	throw new
	  ClassCastException("This map only allows queries using Strings.");
      return super.containsKey(key);
    }
    
    /**
     * Blocks queries using a null or non-<code>String</code> value.
     * All other queries are forwarded to the superclass.
     *
     * @param value the value to look for in the map.
     * @return true if the value exists in the map.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified value is null.
     */
    public boolean containsValue(Object value)
    {
      if (value == null)
	  throw new
	    NullPointerException("This map does not support null values.");
      if (!(value instanceof String))
	throw new
	  ClassCastException("This map only allows queries using Strings.");
      return super.containsValue(value);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a set view of the map entries, with the same
     * provisions as for the underlying map.
     *
     * @return a set containing the map entries.
     */
    public Set<Map.Entry<String,String>> entrySet()
    {
      if (entries == null)
        entries = super.entrySet();
      return entries;
    }

    /**
     * Blocks queries containing a null or non-<code>String</code> key.
     * All other queries are passed on to the superclass.
     *
     * @param key the key to retrieve the value for.
     * @return the value associated with the given key.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key is not a String.
     */
    public String get(Object key)
    {
      if (key == null)
	throw new
	  NullPointerException("This map does not support null keys.");
      if (!(key instanceof String))
	throw new
	  ClassCastException("This map only allows queries using Strings.");
      return super.get(key);
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns a set view of the keys, with the same
     * provisions as for the underlying map.
     *
     * @return a set containing the keys.
     */
    public Set<String> keySet()
    {
      if (keys == null)
        keys = new EnvironmentSet(super.keySet());
      return keys;
    }

    /**
     * Associates the given key to the given value. If the
     * map already contains the key, its value is replaced.
     * The map does not accept null keys or values, or keys
     * and values not of type {@link String}.
     *
     * @param key the key to map.
     * @param value the value to be mapped.
     * @return the previous value of the key, or null if there was no mapping
     * @throws NullPointerException if a key or value is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if a key or value is not a String.
     */
    public String put(String key, String value)
    {
      if (key == null)
	throw new NullPointerException("A new key is null.");
      if (value == null)
	throw new NullPointerException("A new value is null.");
      if (!(key instanceof String))
	throw new ClassCastException("A new key is not a String.");
      if (!(value instanceof String))
	throw new ClassCastException("A new value is not a String.");
      return super.put(key, value);
    }

    /**
     * Removes a key-value pair from the map.  The queried key may not
     * be null or of a type other than a <code>String</code>.
     *
     * @param key the key of the entry to remove.
     * @return the removed value.
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified key is null.
     * @throws ClassCastException if the specified key is not a String.
     */
    public String remove(Object key)
    {
      if (key == null)
	throw new
	  NullPointerException("This map does not support null keys.");
      if (!(key instanceof String))
	throw new
	  ClassCastException("This map only allows queries using Strings.");
      return super.remove(key);
    }
    
    /**
     * Returns a collection view of the values, with the same
     * provisions as for the underlying map.
     *
     * @return a collection containing the values.
     */
    public Collection<String> values()
    {
      if (values == null)
        values = new EnvironmentCollection(super.values());
      return values;
    }
    
  }

  /**
   * This is a specialised <code>Set</code>, providing
   * the necessary provisions for the collections used by the
   * environment variable map.  Namely, it prevents
   * modifications and the use of queries with null
   * or non-<code>String</code> values.
   *
   * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
   */
  private static class EnvironmentSet
    extends EnvironmentCollection
    implements Set<String>
  {

    /**
     * Constructs a new environment set, which
     * wraps the elements of the supplied set.
     *
     * @param set the set to use as a base for
     *             this set.
     */
    public EnvironmentSet(Set<String> set)
    {
      super(set);
    }

    /**
     * This simply calls the same method on the wrapped
     * collection.
     *
     * @param obj the object to compare with.
     * @return true if the two objects are equal.
     */
    public boolean equals(Object obj)
    {
      return c.equals(obj);
    }

    /**
     * This simply calls the same method on the wrapped
     * collection.
     *
     * @return the hashcode of the collection.
     */
    public int hashCode()
    {
      return c.hashCode();
    }

  } // class EnvironmentSet<String>

} // class System