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package com.google.common.collect;

import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
import com.google.common.base.Function;
import com.google.common.base.Objects;
import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
import com.google.common.base.Predicates;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * This class contains static utility methods that operate on or return objects
 * of type {@link Iterator}. Except as noted, each method has a corresponding
 * {@link Iterable}-based method in the {@link Iterables} class.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Jared Levy
 */
@GwtCompatible
public final class Iterators {
  private Iterators() {}

  static final UnmodifiableIterator EMPTY_ITERATOR
      = new UnmodifiableIterator() {
        public boolean hasNext() {
          return false;
        }
        public Object next() {
          throw new NoSuchElementException();
        }
      };

  /**
   * Returns the empty iterator.
   *
   * 

The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link * Collections#emptySet}. */ // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements. @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static UnmodifiableIterator emptyIterator() { return (UnmodifiableIterator) EMPTY_ITERATOR; } private static final Iterator EMPTY_MODIFIABLE_ITERATOR = new Iterator() { /*@Override*/ public boolean hasNext() { return false; } /*@Override*/ public Object next() { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } /*@Override*/ public void remove() { throw new IllegalStateException(); } }; /** * Returns the empty {@code Iterator} that throws * {@link IllegalStateException} instead of * {@link UnsupportedOperationException} on a call to * {@link Iterator#remove()}. */ // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements. @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") static Iterator emptyModifiableIterator() { return (Iterator) EMPTY_MODIFIABLE_ITERATOR; } /** Returns an unmodifiable view of {@code iterator}. */ public static UnmodifiableIterator unmodifiableIterator( final Iterator iterator) { checkNotNull(iterator); return new UnmodifiableIterator() { public boolean hasNext() { return iterator.hasNext(); } public T next() { return iterator.next(); } }; } /** * Returns the number of elements remaining in {@code iterator}. The iterator * will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return * {@code false}. */ public static int size(Iterator iterator) { int count = 0; while (iterator.hasNext()) { iterator.next(); count++; } return count; } /** * Returns {@code true} if {@code iterator} contains {@code element}. */ public static boolean contains(Iterator iterator, @Nullable Object element) { if (element == null) { while (iterator.hasNext()) { if (iterator.next() == null) { return true; } } } else { while (iterator.hasNext()) { if (element.equals(iterator.next())) { return true; } } } return false; } /** * Traverses an iterator and removes every element that belongs to the * provided collection. The iterator will be left exhausted: its * {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. * * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from * @param elementsToRemove the elements to remove * @return {@code true} if any elements are removed from {@code iterator} */ public static boolean removeAll( Iterator removeFrom, Collection elementsToRemove) { checkNotNull(elementsToRemove); boolean modified = false; while (removeFrom.hasNext()) { if (elementsToRemove.contains(removeFrom.next())) { removeFrom.remove(); modified = true; } } return modified; } /** * Removes every element that satisfies the provided predicate from the * iterator. The iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} * method will return {@code false}. * * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from * @param predicate a predicate that determines whether an element should * be removed * @return {@code true} if any elements were removed from the iterator */ // TODO: make public post-1.0 static boolean removeIf( Iterator removeFrom, Predicate predicate) { checkNotNull(predicate); boolean modified = false; while (removeFrom.hasNext()) { if (predicate.apply(removeFrom.next())) { removeFrom.remove(); modified = true; } } return modified; } /** * Traverses an iterator and removes every element that does not belong to the * provided collection. The iterator will be left exhausted: its * {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. * * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from * @param elementsToRetain the elements to retain * @return {@code true} if any elements are removed from {@code iterator} */ public static boolean retainAll( Iterator removeFrom, Collection elementsToRetain) { checkNotNull(elementsToRetain); boolean modified = false; while (removeFrom.hasNext()) { if (!elementsToRetain.contains(removeFrom.next())) { removeFrom.remove(); modified = true; } } return modified; } /** * Determines whether two iterators contain equal elements in the same order. * More specifically, this method returns {@code true} if {@code iterator1} * and {@code iterator2} contain the same number of elements and every element * of {@code iterator1} is equal to the corresponding element of * {@code iterator2}. * *

Note that this will modify the supplied iterators, since they will have * been advanced some number of elements forward. */ public static boolean elementsEqual( Iterator iterator1, Iterator iterator2) { while (iterator1.hasNext()) { if (!iterator2.hasNext()) { return false; } Object o1 = iterator1.next(); Object o2 = iterator2.next(); if (!Objects.equal(o1, o2)) { return false; } } return !iterator2.hasNext(); } /** * Returns a string representation of {@code iterator}, with the format * {@code [e1, e2, ..., en]}. The iterator will be left exhausted: its * {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. */ public static String toString(Iterator iterator) { if (!iterator.hasNext()) { return "[]"; } StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(); builder.append('[').append(iterator.next()); while (iterator.hasNext()) { builder.append(", ").append(iterator.next()); } return builder.append(']').toString(); } /** * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterator}. * * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterator is empty * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterator contains multiple * elements. The state of the iterator is unspecified. */ public static T getOnlyElement(Iterator iterator) { T first = iterator.next(); if (!iterator.hasNext()) { return first; } StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(); sb.append("expected one element but was: <" + first); for (int i = 0; i < 4 && iterator.hasNext(); i++) { sb.append(", " + iterator.next()); } if (iterator.hasNext()) { sb.append(", ..."); } sb.append(">"); throw new IllegalArgumentException(sb.toString()); } /** * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterator}, or {@code * defaultValue} if the iterator is empty. * * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterator contains multiple * elements. The state of the iterator is unspecified. */ public static T getOnlyElement( Iterator iterator, @Nullable T defaultValue) { return iterator.hasNext() ? getOnlyElement(iterator) : defaultValue; } /** * Copies an iterator's elements into an array. The iterator will be left * exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. * * @param iterator the iterator to copy * @param type the type of the elements * @return a newly-allocated array into which all the elements of the iterator * have been copied */ @GwtIncompatible("Array.newArray") public static T[] toArray( Iterator iterator, Class type) { List list = Lists.newArrayList(iterator); return Iterables.toArray(list, type); } /** * Adds all elements in {@code iterator} to {@code collection}. The iterator * will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return * {@code false}. * * @return {@code true} if {@code collection} was modified as a result of this * operation */ public static boolean addAll( Collection addTo, Iterator iterator) { checkNotNull(addTo); boolean wasModified = false; while (iterator.hasNext()) { wasModified |= addTo.add(iterator.next()); } return wasModified; } /** * Returns the number of elements in the specified iterator that equal the * specified object. The iterator will be left exhausted: its * {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. * * @see Collections#frequency */ public static int frequency(Iterator iterator, @Nullable Object element) { int result = 0; if (element == null) { while (iterator.hasNext()) { if (iterator.next() == null) { result++; } } } else { while (iterator.hasNext()) { if (element.equals(iterator.next())) { result++; } } } return result; } /** * Returns an iterator that cycles indefinitely over the elements of {@code * iterable}. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} if the provided iterator * does. After {@code remove()} is called, subsequent cycles omit the removed * element, which is no longer in {@code iterable}. The iterator's * {@code hasNext()} method returns {@code true} until {@code iterable} is * empty. * *

Warning: Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an * infinite loop. You should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that * you will eventually remove all the elements. */ public static Iterator cycle(final Iterable iterable) { checkNotNull(iterable); return new Iterator() { Iterator iterator = emptyIterator(); Iterator removeFrom; public boolean hasNext() { if (!iterator.hasNext()) { iterator = iterable.iterator(); } return iterator.hasNext(); } public T next() { if (!hasNext()) { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } removeFrom = iterator; return iterator.next(); } public void remove() { checkState(removeFrom != null, "no calls to next() since last call to remove()"); removeFrom.remove(); removeFrom = null; } }; } /** * Returns an iterator that cycles indefinitely over the provided elements. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} if the provided iterator * does. After {@code remove()} is called, subsequent cycles omit the removed * element, but {@code elements} does not change. The iterator's * {@code hasNext()} method returns {@code true} until all of the original * elements have been removed. * *

Warning: Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an * infinite loop. You should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that * you will eventually remove all the elements. */ public static Iterator cycle(T... elements) { return cycle(Lists.newArrayList(elements)); } /** * Combines two iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator * iterates across the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in * {@code b}. The source iterators are not polled until necessary. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding * input iterator supports it. */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static Iterator concat(Iterator a, Iterator b) { checkNotNull(a); checkNotNull(b); return concat(Arrays.asList(a, b).iterator()); } /** * Combines three iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator * iterates across the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in * {@code b}, followed by the elements in {@code c}. The source iterators * are not polled until necessary. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding * input iterator supports it. */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static Iterator concat(Iterator a, Iterator b, Iterator c) { checkNotNull(a); checkNotNull(b); checkNotNull(c); return concat(Arrays.asList(a, b, c).iterator()); } /** * Combines four iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator * iterates across the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in * {@code b}, followed by the elements in {@code c}, followed by the elements * in {@code d}. The source iterators are not polled until necessary. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding * input iterator supports it. */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static Iterator concat(Iterator a, Iterator b, Iterator c, Iterator d) { checkNotNull(a); checkNotNull(b); checkNotNull(c); checkNotNull(d); return concat(Arrays.asList(a, b, c, d).iterator()); } /** * Combines multiple iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator * iterates across the elements of each iterator in {@code inputs}. The input * iterators are not polled until necessary. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding * input iterator supports it. * * @throws NullPointerException if any of the provided iterators is null */ public static Iterator concat(Iterator... inputs) { return concat(ImmutableList.of(inputs).iterator()); } /** * Combines multiple iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator * iterates across the elements of each iterator in {@code inputs}. The input * iterators are not polled until necessary. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding * input iterator supports it. The methods of the returned iterator may throw * {@code NullPointerException} if any of the input iterators are null. */ public static Iterator concat( final Iterator> inputs) { checkNotNull(inputs); return new Iterator() { Iterator current = emptyIterator(); Iterator removeFrom; public boolean hasNext() { // http://code.google.com/p/google-collections/issues/detail?id=151 // current.hasNext() might be relatively expensive, worth minimizing. boolean currentHasNext; while (!(currentHasNext = current.hasNext()) && inputs.hasNext()) { current = inputs.next(); } return currentHasNext; } public T next() { if (!hasNext()) { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } removeFrom = current; return current.next(); } public void remove() { checkState(removeFrom != null, "no calls to next() since last call to remove()"); removeFrom.remove(); removeFrom = null; } }; } /** * Divides an iterator into unmodifiable sublists of the given size (the final * list may be smaller). For example, partitioning an iterator containing * {@code [a, b, c, d, e]} with a partition size of 3 yields {@code * [[a, b, c], [d, e]]} -- an outer iterator containing two inner lists of * three and two elements, all in the original order. * *

The returned lists implement {@link java.util.RandomAccess}. * * @param iterator the iterator to return a partitioned view of * @param size the desired size of each partition (the last may be smaller) * @return an iterator of immutable lists containing the elements of {@code * iterator} divided into partitions * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive */ public static UnmodifiableIterator> partition( Iterator iterator, int size) { return partitionImpl(iterator, size, false); } /** * Divides an iterator into unmodifiable sublists of the given size, padding * the final iterator with null values if necessary. For example, partitioning * an iterator containing {@code [a, b, c, d, e]} with a partition size of 3 * yields {@code [[a, b, c], [d, e, null]]} -- an outer iterator containing * two inner lists of three elements each, all in the original order. * *

The returned lists implement {@link java.util.RandomAccess}. * * @param iterator the iterator to return a partitioned view of * @param size the desired size of each partition * @return an iterator of immutable lists containing the elements of {@code * iterator} divided into partitions (the final iterable may have * trailing null elements) * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive */ public static UnmodifiableIterator> paddedPartition( Iterator iterator, int size) { return partitionImpl(iterator, size, true); } private static UnmodifiableIterator> partitionImpl( final Iterator iterator, final int size, final boolean pad) { checkNotNull(iterator); checkArgument(size > 0); return new UnmodifiableIterator>() { public boolean hasNext() { return iterator.hasNext(); } public List next() { if (!hasNext()) { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } Object[] array = new Object[size]; int count = 0; for (; count < size && iterator.hasNext(); count++) { array[count] = iterator.next(); } @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we only put Ts in it List list = Collections.unmodifiableList( (List) Arrays.asList(array)); return (pad || count == size) ? list : Platform.subList(list, 0, count); } }; } /** * Returns the elements of {@code unfiltered} that satisfy a predicate. */ public static UnmodifiableIterator filter( final Iterator unfiltered, final Predicate predicate) { checkNotNull(unfiltered); checkNotNull(predicate); return new AbstractIterator() { @Override protected T computeNext() { while (unfiltered.hasNext()) { T element = unfiltered.next(); if (predicate.apply(element)) { return element; } } return endOfData(); } }; } /** * Returns all instances of class {@code type} in {@code unfiltered}. The * returned iterator has elements whose class is {@code type} or a subclass of * {@code type}. * * @param unfiltered an iterator containing objects of any type * @param type the type of elements desired * @return an unmodifiable iterator containing all elements of the original * iterator that were of the requested type */ @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // can cast to because non-Ts are removed @GwtIncompatible("Class.isInstance") public static UnmodifiableIterator filter( Iterator unfiltered, Class type) { return (UnmodifiableIterator) filter(unfiltered, Predicates.instanceOf(type)); } /** * Returns {@code true} if one or more elements returned by {@code iterator} * satisfy the given predicate. */ public static boolean any( Iterator iterator, Predicate predicate) { checkNotNull(predicate); while (iterator.hasNext()) { T element = iterator.next(); if (predicate.apply(element)) { return true; } } return false; } /** * Returns {@code true} if every element returned by {@code iterator} * satisfies the given predicate. If {@code iterator} is empty, {@code true} * is returned. */ public static boolean all( Iterator iterator, Predicate predicate) { checkNotNull(predicate); while (iterator.hasNext()) { T element = iterator.next(); if (!predicate.apply(element)) { return false; } } return true; } /** * Returns the first element in {@code iterator} that satisfies the given * predicate. If a matching element is found, the iterator will be left in a * state such that calling {@code iterator.remove()} will remove the found * item. If no such element is found, the iterator will be left exhausted: its * {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. * * @return the first matching element in {@code iterator} * @throws NoSuchElementException if no element in {@code iterator} matches * the given predicate */ public static T find(Iterator iterator, Predicate predicate) { return filter(iterator, predicate).next(); } /** * Returns an iterator that applies {@code function} to each element of {@code * fromIterator}. * *

The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} if the provided iterator * does. After a successful {@code remove()} call, {@code fromIterator} no * longer contains the corresponding element. */ public static Iterator transform(final Iterator fromIterator, final Function function) { checkNotNull(fromIterator); checkNotNull(function); return new Iterator() { public boolean hasNext() { return fromIterator.hasNext(); } public T next() { F from = fromIterator.next(); return function.apply(from); } public void remove() { fromIterator.remove(); } }; } /** * Advances {@code iterator} {@code position + 1} times, returning the element * at the {@code position}th position. * * @param position position of the element to return * @return the element at the specified position in {@code iterator} * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code position} is negative or * greater than or equal to the number of elements remaining in * {@code iterator} */ public static T get(Iterator iterator, int position) { if (position < 0) { throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("position (" + position + ") must not be negative"); } int skipped = 0; while (iterator.hasNext()) { T t = iterator.next(); if (skipped++ == position) { return t; } } throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("position (" + position + ") must be less than the number of elements that remained (" + skipped + ")"); } /** * Advances {@code iterator} to the end, returning the last element. * * @return the last element of {@code iterator} * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterator has no remaining elements */ public static T getLast(Iterator iterator) { while (true) { T current = iterator.next(); if (!iterator.hasNext()) { return current; } } } // Methods only in Iterators, not in Iterables /** * Returns an iterator containing the elements of {@code array} in order. The * returned iterator is a view of the array; subsequent changes to the array * will be reflected in the iterator. * *

Note: It is often preferable to represent your data using a * collection type, for example using {@link Arrays#asList(Object[])}, making * this method unnecessary. * *

The {@code Iterable} equivalent of this method is either {@link * Arrays#asList(Object[])} or {@link ImmutableList#of(Object[])}}. */ public static UnmodifiableIterator forArray(final T... array) { // optimized. benchmarks at nearly 2x of the straightforward impl return new UnmodifiableIterator() { final int length = array.length; int i = 0; public boolean hasNext() { return i < length; } public T next() { try { // 'return array[i++];' almost works T t = array[i]; i++; return t; } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } } }; } /** * Returns an iterator containing the elements in the specified range of * {@code array} in order. The returned iterator is a view of the array; * subsequent changes to the array will be reflected in the iterator. * *

The {@code Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@code * Arrays.asList(array).subList(offset, offset + length)}. * * @param array array to read elements out of * @param offset index of first array element to retrieve * @param length number of elements in iteration * * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code offset} is negative, * {@code length} is negative, or {@code offset + length > array.length} */ static UnmodifiableIterator forArray( final T[] array, final int offset, int length) { checkArgument(length >= 0); final int end = offset + length; // Technically we should give a slightly more descriptive error on overflow Preconditions.checkPositionIndexes(offset, end, array.length); // If length == 0 is a common enough case, we could return emptyIterator(). return new UnmodifiableIterator() { int i = offset; public boolean hasNext() { return i < end; } public T next() { if (!hasNext()) { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } return array[i++]; } }; } /** * Returns an iterator containing only {@code value}. * *

The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link * Collections#singleton}. */ public static UnmodifiableIterator singletonIterator( @Nullable final T value) { return new UnmodifiableIterator() { boolean done; public boolean hasNext() { return !done; } public T next() { if (done) { throw new NoSuchElementException(); } done = true; return value; } }; } /** * Adapts an {@code Enumeration} to the {@code Iterator} interface. * *

This method has no equivalent in {@link Iterables} because viewing an * {@code Enumeration} as an {@code Iterable} is impossible. However, the * contents can be copied into a collection using {@link * Collections#list}. */ public static UnmodifiableIterator forEnumeration( final Enumeration enumeration) { checkNotNull(enumeration); return new UnmodifiableIterator() { public boolean hasNext() { return enumeration.hasMoreElements(); } public T next() { return enumeration.nextElement(); } }; } /** * Adapts an {@code Iterator} to the {@code Enumeration} interface. * *

The {@code Iterable} equivalent of this method is either {@link * Collections#enumeration} (if you have a {@link Collection}), or * {@code Iterators.asEnumeration(collection.iterator())}. */ public static Enumeration asEnumeration(final Iterator iterator) { checkNotNull(iterator); return new Enumeration() { public boolean hasMoreElements() { return iterator.hasNext(); } public T nextElement() { return iterator.next(); } }; } /** * Implementation of PeekingIterator that avoids peeking unless necessary. */ private static class PeekingImpl implements PeekingIterator { private final Iterator iterator; private boolean hasPeeked; private E peekedElement; public PeekingImpl(Iterator iterator) { this.iterator = checkNotNull(iterator); } public boolean hasNext() { return hasPeeked || iterator.hasNext(); } public E next() { if (!hasPeeked) { return iterator.next(); } E result = peekedElement; hasPeeked = false; peekedElement = null; return result; } public void remove() { checkState(!hasPeeked, "Can't remove after you've peeked at next"); iterator.remove(); } public E peek() { if (!hasPeeked) { peekedElement = iterator.next(); hasPeeked = true; } return peekedElement; } } /** * Returns a {@code PeekingIterator} backed by the given iterator. * *

Calls to the {@code peek} method with no intervening calls to {@code * next} do not affect the iteration, and hence return the same object each * time. A subsequent call to {@code next} is guaranteed to return the same * object again. For example:

   {@code
   *
   *   PeekingIterator peekingIterator =
   *       Iterators.peekingIterator(Iterators.forArray("a", "b"));
   *   String a1 = peekingIterator.peek(); // returns "a"
   *   String a2 = peekingIterator.peek(); // also returns "a"
   *   String a3 = peekingIterator.next(); // also returns "a"}
* * Any structural changes to the underlying iteration (aside from those * performed by the iterator's own {@link PeekingIterator#remove()} method) * will leave the iterator in an undefined state. * *

The returned iterator does not support removal after peeking, as * explained by {@link PeekingIterator#remove()}. * *

Note: If the given iterator is already a {@code PeekingIterator}, * it might be returned to the caller, although this is neither * guaranteed to occur nor required to be consistent. For example, this * method might choose to pass through recognized implementations of * {@code PeekingIterator} when the behavior of the implementation is * known to meet the contract guaranteed by this method. * *

There is no {@link Iterable} equivalent to this method, so use this * method to wrap each individual iterator as it is generated. * * @param iterator the backing iterator. The {@link PeekingIterator} assumes * ownership of this iterator, so users should cease making direct calls * to it after calling this method. * @return a peeking iterator backed by that iterator. Apart from the * additional {@link PeekingIterator#peek()} method, this iterator behaves * exactly the same as {@code iterator}. */ public static PeekingIterator peekingIterator( Iterator iterator) { if (iterator instanceof PeekingImpl) { // Safe to cast to because PeekingImpl only uses T // covariantly (and cannot be subclassed to add non-covariant uses). @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") PeekingImpl peeking = (PeekingImpl) iterator; return peeking; } return new PeekingImpl(iterator); } }