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package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Decorates another iterator to skip the first N elements.
 * 
 * In case an offset parameter other than 0 is provided, the decorated
 * iterator is immediately advanced to this position, skipping all elements
 * before that position.
 *
 * @since 4.1
 */
public class SkippingIterator extends AbstractIteratorDecorator {

    /** The offset to bound the first element return */
    private final long offset;

    /** The position of the current element */
    private long pos;

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Decorates the specified iterator to skip all elements until the iterator
     * reaches the position at {@code offset}.
     * 

     * The iterator is immediately advanced until it reaches the position at {@code offset},
     * incurring O(n) time.
     *
     * @param iterator  the iterator to be decorated
     * @param offset  the index of the first element of the decorated iterator to return
     * @throws NullPointerException if iterator is null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if offset is negative
     */
    public SkippingIterator(final Iterator iterator, final long offset) {
        super(iterator);

        if (offset < 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Offset parameter must not be negative.");
        }

        this.offset = offset;
        this.pos = 0;
        init();
    }

    /**
     * Skips the given number of elements.
     */
    private void init() {
        while (pos < offset && hasNext()) {
            next();
        }
    }

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------

    @Override
    public E next() {
        final E next = super.next();
        pos++;
        return next;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     * 
     * In case an offset other than 0 was specified, the underlying iterator will be advanced
     * to this position upon creation. A call to {@link #remove()} will still result in an
     * {@link IllegalStateException} if no explicit call to {@link #next()} has been made prior
     * to calling {@link #remove()}.
     */
    @Override
    public void remove() {
        if (pos <= offset) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("remove() can not be called before calling next()");
        }
        super.remove();
    }

}