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package com.ebmwebsourcing.easycommons.lang;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * 
 * @author "Mathieu CARROLLE - EBM WebSourcing"
 * 
 */
public class CollectionHelper {

    public interface Filter {
        boolean accept(T item);
    }

    /**
     * Remove object from the specified List according to Filter. Filter are
     * exclusively applied.
     * 
     * @param target
     * @param filters
     */
    public static  void filter(Collection target, List> filters) {
        Iterator it = target.iterator();
        while (it.hasNext()) {
            T item = it.next();
            for (Filter filter : filters) {
                if (!filter.accept(item)) {
                    it.remove();
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
    }

}