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016
017package com.google.common.collect;
018
019import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
020import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
021import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
022import static com.google.common.base.Predicates.instanceOf;
023import static com.google.common.collect.CollectPreconditions.checkRemove;
024import static com.google.common.collect.NullnessCasts.uncheckedCastNullableTToT;
025import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
026
027import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
028import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
029import com.google.common.base.Function;
030import com.google.common.base.Objects;
031import com.google.common.base.Optional;
032import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
033import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
034import com.google.common.primitives.Ints;
035import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
036import java.util.ArrayDeque;
037import java.util.Arrays;
038import java.util.Collection;
039import java.util.Collections;
040import java.util.Comparator;
041import java.util.Deque;
042import java.util.Enumeration;
043import java.util.Iterator;
044import java.util.List;
045import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
046import java.util.PriorityQueue;
047import java.util.Queue;
048import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
049import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
050import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
051
052/**
053 * This class contains static utility methods that operate on or return objects of type {@link
054 * Iterator}. Except as noted, each method has a corresponding {@link Iterable}-based method in the
055 * {@link Iterables} class.
056 *
057 * <p><i>Performance notes:</i> Unless otherwise noted, all of the iterators produced in this class
058 * are <i>lazy</i>, which means that they only advance the backing iteration when absolutely
059 * necessary.
060 *
061 * <p>See the Guava User Guide section on <a href=
062 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#iterables">{@code
063 * Iterators}</a>.
064 *
065 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
066 * @author Jared Levy
067 * @since 2.0
068 */
069@GwtCompatible(emulated = true)
070@ElementTypesAreNonnullByDefault
071public final class Iterators {
072  private Iterators() {}
073
074  /**
075   * Returns the empty iterator.
076   *
077   * <p>The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link ImmutableSet#of()}.
078   */
079  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> emptyIterator() {
080    return emptyListIterator();
081  }
082
083  /**
084   * Returns the empty iterator.
085   *
086   * <p>The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link ImmutableSet#of()}.
087   */
088  // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements.
089  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
090  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> emptyListIterator() {
091    return (UnmodifiableListIterator<T>) ArrayItr.EMPTY;
092  }
093
094  /**
095   * This is an enum singleton rather than an anonymous class so ProGuard can figure out it's only
096   * referenced by emptyModifiableIterator().
097   */
098  private enum EmptyModifiableIterator implements Iterator<Object> {
099    INSTANCE;
100
101    @Override
102    public boolean hasNext() {
103      return false;
104    }
105
106    @Override
107    public Object next() {
108      throw new NoSuchElementException();
109    }
110
111    @Override
112    public void remove() {
113      checkRemove(false);
114    }
115  }
116
117  /**
118   * Returns the empty {@code Iterator} that throws {@link IllegalStateException} instead of {@link
119   * UnsupportedOperationException} on a call to {@link Iterator#remove()}.
120   */
121  // Casting to any type is safe since there are no actual elements.
122  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
123  static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> emptyModifiableIterator() {
124    return (Iterator<T>) EmptyModifiableIterator.INSTANCE;
125  }
126
127  /** Returns an unmodifiable view of {@code iterator}. */
128  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> unmodifiableIterator(
129      Iterator<? extends T> iterator) {
130    checkNotNull(iterator);
131    if (iterator instanceof UnmodifiableIterator) {
132      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // Since it's unmodifiable, the covariant cast is safe
133      UnmodifiableIterator<T> result = (UnmodifiableIterator<T>) iterator;
134      return result;
135    }
136    return new UnmodifiableIterator<T>() {
137      @Override
138      public boolean hasNext() {
139        return iterator.hasNext();
140      }
141
142      @Override
143      @ParametricNullness
144      public T next() {
145        return iterator.next();
146      }
147    };
148  }
149
150  /**
151   * Simply returns its argument.
152   *
153   * @deprecated no need to use this
154   * @since 10.0
155   */
156  @Deprecated
157  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> unmodifiableIterator(
158      UnmodifiableIterator<T> iterator) {
159    return checkNotNull(iterator);
160  }
161
162  /**
163   * Returns the number of elements remaining in {@code iterator}. The iterator will be left
164   * exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
165   */
166  public static int size(Iterator<?> iterator) {
167    long count = 0L;
168    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
169      iterator.next();
170      count++;
171    }
172    return Ints.saturatedCast(count);
173  }
174
175  /** Returns {@code true} if {@code iterator} contains {@code element}. */
176  public static boolean contains(Iterator<?> iterator, @CheckForNull Object element) {
177    if (element == null) {
178      while (iterator.hasNext()) {
179        if (iterator.next() == null) {
180          return true;
181        }
182      }
183    } else {
184      while (iterator.hasNext()) {
185        if (element.equals(iterator.next())) {
186          return true;
187        }
188      }
189    }
190    return false;
191  }
192
193  /**
194   * Traverses an iterator and removes every element that belongs to the provided collection. The
195   * iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
196   *
197   * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from
198   * @param elementsToRemove the elements to remove
199   * @return {@code true} if any element was removed from {@code iterator}
200   */
201  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
202  public static boolean removeAll(Iterator<?> removeFrom, Collection<?> elementsToRemove) {
203    checkNotNull(elementsToRemove);
204    boolean result = false;
205    while (removeFrom.hasNext()) {
206      if (elementsToRemove.contains(removeFrom.next())) {
207        removeFrom.remove();
208        result = true;
209      }
210    }
211    return result;
212  }
213
214  /**
215   * Removes every element that satisfies the provided predicate from the iterator. The iterator
216   * will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
217   *
218   * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from
219   * @param predicate a predicate that determines whether an element should be removed
220   * @return {@code true} if any elements were removed from the iterator
221   * @since 2.0
222   */
223  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
224  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> boolean removeIf(
225      Iterator<T> removeFrom, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
226    checkNotNull(predicate);
227    boolean modified = false;
228    while (removeFrom.hasNext()) {
229      if (predicate.apply(removeFrom.next())) {
230        removeFrom.remove();
231        modified = true;
232      }
233    }
234    return modified;
235  }
236
237  /**
238   * Traverses an iterator and removes every element that does not belong to the provided
239   * collection. The iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return
240   * {@code false}.
241   *
242   * @param removeFrom the iterator to (potentially) remove elements from
243   * @param elementsToRetain the elements to retain
244   * @return {@code true} if any element was removed from {@code iterator}
245   */
246  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
247  public static boolean retainAll(Iterator<?> removeFrom, Collection<?> elementsToRetain) {
248    checkNotNull(elementsToRetain);
249    boolean result = false;
250    while (removeFrom.hasNext()) {
251      if (!elementsToRetain.contains(removeFrom.next())) {
252        removeFrom.remove();
253        result = true;
254      }
255    }
256    return result;
257  }
258
259  /**
260   * Determines whether two iterators contain equal elements in the same order. More specifically,
261   * this method returns {@code true} if {@code iterator1} and {@code iterator2} contain the same
262   * number of elements and every element of {@code iterator1} is equal to the corresponding element
263   * of {@code iterator2}.
264   *
265   * <p>Note that this will modify the supplied iterators, since they will have been advanced some
266   * number of elements forward.
267   */
268  public static boolean elementsEqual(Iterator<?> iterator1, Iterator<?> iterator2) {
269    while (iterator1.hasNext()) {
270      if (!iterator2.hasNext()) {
271        return false;
272      }
273      Object o1 = iterator1.next();
274      Object o2 = iterator2.next();
275      if (!Objects.equal(o1, o2)) {
276        return false;
277      }
278    }
279    return !iterator2.hasNext();
280  }
281
282  /**
283   * Returns a string representation of {@code iterator}, with the format {@code [e1, e2, ..., en]}.
284   * The iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
285   */
286  public static String toString(Iterator<?> iterator) {
287    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder().append('[');
288    boolean first = true;
289    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
290      if (!first) {
291        sb.append(", ");
292      }
293      first = false;
294      sb.append(iterator.next());
295    }
296    return sb.append(']').toString();
297  }
298
299  /**
300   * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterator}.
301   *
302   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterator is empty
303   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterator contains multiple elements. The state of the
304   *     iterator is unspecified.
305   */
306  @ParametricNullness
307  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T getOnlyElement(Iterator<T> iterator) {
308    T first = iterator.next();
309    if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
310      return first;
311    }
312
313    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder().append("expected one element but was: <").append(first);
314    for (int i = 0; i < 4 && iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
315      sb.append(", ").append(iterator.next());
316    }
317    if (iterator.hasNext()) {
318      sb.append(", ...");
319    }
320    sb.append('>');
321
322    throw new IllegalArgumentException(sb.toString());
323  }
324
325  /**
326   * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterator}, or {@code defaultValue} if the
327   * iterator is empty.
328   *
329   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterator contains multiple elements. The state of the
330   *     iterator is unspecified.
331   */
332  @ParametricNullness
333  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T getOnlyElement(
334      Iterator<? extends T> iterator, @ParametricNullness T defaultValue) {
335    return iterator.hasNext() ? getOnlyElement(iterator) : defaultValue;
336  }
337
338  /**
339   * Copies an iterator's elements into an array. The iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code
340   * hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
341   *
342   * @param iterator the iterator to copy
343   * @param type the type of the elements
344   * @return a newly-allocated array into which all the elements of the iterator have been copied
345   */
346  @GwtIncompatible // Array.newInstance(Class, int)
347  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T[] toArray(
348      Iterator<? extends T> iterator, Class<@NonNull T> type) {
349    List<T> list = Lists.newArrayList(iterator);
350    return Iterables.<T>toArray(list, type);
351  }
352
353  /**
354   * Adds all elements in {@code iterator} to {@code collection}. The iterator will be left
355   * exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
356   *
357   * @return {@code true} if {@code collection} was modified as a result of this operation
358   */
359  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
360  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> boolean addAll(
361      Collection<T> addTo, Iterator<? extends T> iterator) {
362    checkNotNull(addTo);
363    checkNotNull(iterator);
364    boolean wasModified = false;
365    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
366      wasModified |= addTo.add(iterator.next());
367    }
368    return wasModified;
369  }
370
371  /**
372   * Returns the number of elements in the specified iterator that equal the specified object. The
373   * iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
374   *
375   * @see Collections#frequency
376   */
377  public static int frequency(Iterator<?> iterator, @CheckForNull Object element) {
378    int count = 0;
379    while (contains(iterator, element)) {
380      // Since it lives in the same class, we know contains gets to the element and then stops,
381      // though that isn't currently publicly documented.
382      count++;
383    }
384    return count;
385  }
386
387  /**
388   * Returns an iterator that cycles indefinitely over the elements of {@code iterable}.
389   *
390   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} if the provided iterator does. After {@code
391   * remove()} is called, subsequent cycles omit the removed element, which is no longer in {@code
392   * iterable}. The iterator's {@code hasNext()} method returns {@code true} until {@code iterable}
393   * is empty.
394   *
395   * <p><b>Warning:</b> Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an infinite loop. You
396   * should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that you will eventually remove all the
397   * elements.
398   */
399  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> cycle(Iterable<T> iterable) {
400    checkNotNull(iterable);
401    return new Iterator<T>() {
402      Iterator<T> iterator = emptyModifiableIterator();
403
404      @Override
405      public boolean hasNext() {
406        /*
407         * Don't store a new Iterator until we know the user can't remove() the last returned
408         * element anymore. Otherwise, when we remove from the old iterator, we may be invalidating
409         * the new one. The result is a ConcurrentModificationException or other bad behavior.
410         *
411         * (If we decide that we really, really hate allocating two Iterators per cycle instead of
412         * one, we can optimistically store the new Iterator and then be willing to throw it out if
413         * the user calls remove().)
414         */
415        return iterator.hasNext() || iterable.iterator().hasNext();
416      }
417
418      @Override
419      @ParametricNullness
420      public T next() {
421        if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
422          iterator = iterable.iterator();
423          if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
424            throw new NoSuchElementException();
425          }
426        }
427        return iterator.next();
428      }
429
430      @Override
431      public void remove() {
432        iterator.remove();
433      }
434    };
435  }
436
437  /**
438   * Returns an iterator that cycles indefinitely over the provided elements.
439   *
440   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()}. After {@code remove()} is called,
441   * subsequent cycles omit the removed element, but {@code elements} does not change. The
442   * iterator's {@code hasNext()} method returns {@code true} until all of the original elements
443   * have been removed.
444   *
445   * <p><b>Warning:</b> Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an infinite loop. You
446   * should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that you will eventually remove all the
447   * elements.
448   */
449  @SafeVarargs
450  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> cycle(T... elements) {
451    return cycle(Lists.newArrayList(elements));
452  }
453
454  /**
455   * Returns an Iterator that walks the specified array, nulling out elements behind it. This can
456   * avoid memory leaks when an element is no longer necessary.
457   *
458   * <p>This method accepts an array with element type {@code @Nullable T}, but callers must pass an
459   * array whose contents are initially non-null. The {@code @Nullable} annotation indicates that
460   * this method will write nulls into the array during iteration.
461   *
462   * <p>This is mainly just to avoid the intermediate ArrayDeque in ConsumingQueueIterator.
463   */
464  private static <I extends Iterator<?>> Iterator<I> consumingForArray(@Nullable I... elements) {
465    return new UnmodifiableIterator<I>() {
466      int index = 0;
467
468      @Override
469      public boolean hasNext() {
470        return index < elements.length;
471      }
472
473      @Override
474      public I next() {
475        if (!hasNext()) {
476          throw new NoSuchElementException();
477        }
478        /*
479         * requireNonNull is safe because our callers always pass non-null arguments. Each element
480         * of the array becomes null only when we iterate past it and then clear it.
481         */
482        I result = requireNonNull(elements[index]);
483        elements[index] = null;
484        index++;
485        return result;
486      }
487    };
488  }
489
490  /**
491   * Combines two iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator iterates across the
492   * elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}. The source iterators are not
493   * polled until necessary.
494   *
495   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input iterator
496   * supports it.
497   */
498  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> concat(
499      Iterator<? extends T> a, Iterator<? extends T> b) {
500    checkNotNull(a);
501    checkNotNull(b);
502    return concat(consumingForArray(a, b));
503  }
504
505  /**
506   * Combines three iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator iterates across the
507   * elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}, followed by the elements in
508   * {@code c}. The source iterators are not polled until necessary.
509   *
510   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input iterator
511   * supports it.
512   */
513  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> concat(
514      Iterator<? extends T> a, Iterator<? extends T> b, Iterator<? extends T> c) {
515    checkNotNull(a);
516    checkNotNull(b);
517    checkNotNull(c);
518    return concat(consumingForArray(a, b, c));
519  }
520
521  /**
522   * Combines four iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator iterates across the
523   * elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements in {@code b}, followed by the elements in
524   * {@code c}, followed by the elements in {@code d}. The source iterators are not polled until
525   * necessary.
526   *
527   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input iterator
528   * supports it.
529   */
530  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> concat(
531      Iterator<? extends T> a,
532      Iterator<? extends T> b,
533      Iterator<? extends T> c,
534      Iterator<? extends T> d) {
535    checkNotNull(a);
536    checkNotNull(b);
537    checkNotNull(c);
538    checkNotNull(d);
539    return concat(consumingForArray(a, b, c, d));
540  }
541
542  /**
543   * Combines multiple iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator iterates across the
544   * elements of each iterator in {@code inputs}. The input iterators are not polled until
545   * necessary.
546   *
547   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input iterator
548   * supports it.
549   *
550   * @throws NullPointerException if any of the provided iterators is null
551   */
552  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> concat(Iterator<? extends T>... inputs) {
553    return concatNoDefensiveCopy(Arrays.copyOf(inputs, inputs.length));
554  }
555
556  /**
557   * Combines multiple iterators into a single iterator. The returned iterator iterates across the
558   * elements of each iterator in {@code inputs}. The input iterators are not polled until
559   * necessary.
560   *
561   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input iterator
562   * supports it. The methods of the returned iterator may throw {@code NullPointerException} if any
563   * of the input iterators is null.
564   */
565  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> concat(
566      Iterator<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> inputs) {
567    return new ConcatenatedIterator<>(inputs);
568  }
569
570  /** Concats a varargs array of iterators without making a defensive copy of the array. */
571  static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> concatNoDefensiveCopy(
572      Iterator<? extends T>... inputs) {
573    for (Iterator<? extends T> input : checkNotNull(inputs)) {
574      checkNotNull(input);
575    }
576    return concat(consumingForArray(inputs));
577  }
578
579  /**
580   * Divides an iterator into unmodifiable sublists of the given size (the final list may be
581   * smaller). For example, partitioning an iterator containing {@code [a, b, c, d, e]} with a
582   * partition size of 3 yields {@code [[a, b, c], [d, e]]} -- an outer iterator containing two
583   * inner lists of three and two elements, all in the original order.
584   *
585   * <p>The returned lists implement {@link java.util.RandomAccess}.
586   *
587   * <p><b>Note:</b> The current implementation eagerly allocates storage for {@code size} elements.
588   * As a consequence, passing values like {@code Integer.MAX_VALUE} can lead to {@link
589   * OutOfMemoryError}.
590   *
591   * @param iterator the iterator to return a partitioned view of
592   * @param size the desired size of each partition (the last may be smaller)
593   * @return an iterator of immutable lists containing the elements of {@code iterator} divided into
594   *     partitions
595   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive
596   */
597  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<List<T>> partition(
598      Iterator<T> iterator, int size) {
599    return partitionImpl(iterator, size, false);
600  }
601
602  /**
603   * Divides an iterator into unmodifiable sublists of the given size, padding the final iterator
604   * with null values if necessary. For example, partitioning an iterator containing {@code [a, b,
605   * c, d, e]} with a partition size of 3 yields {@code [[a, b, c], [d, e, null]]} -- an outer
606   * iterator containing two inner lists of three elements each, all in the original order.
607   *
608   * <p>The returned lists implement {@link java.util.RandomAccess}.
609   *
610   * @param iterator the iterator to return a partitioned view of
611   * @param size the desired size of each partition
612   * @return an iterator of immutable lists containing the elements of {@code iterator} divided into
613   *     partitions (the final iterable may have trailing null elements)
614   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive
615   */
616  public static <T extends @Nullable Object>
617      UnmodifiableIterator<List<@Nullable T>> paddedPartition(Iterator<T> iterator, int size) {
618    return partitionImpl(iterator, size, true);
619  }
620
621  private static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<List<@Nullable T>> partitionImpl(
622      Iterator<T> iterator, int size, boolean pad) {
623    checkNotNull(iterator);
624    checkArgument(size > 0);
625    return new UnmodifiableIterator<List<@Nullable T>>() {
626      @Override
627      public boolean hasNext() {
628        return iterator.hasNext();
629      }
630
631      @Override
632      public List<@Nullable T> next() {
633        if (!hasNext()) {
634          throw new NoSuchElementException();
635        }
636        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // we only put Ts in it
637        @Nullable
638        T[] array = (@Nullable T[]) new Object[size];
639        int count = 0;
640        for (; count < size && iterator.hasNext(); count++) {
641          array[count] = iterator.next();
642        }
643        for (int i = count; i < size; i++) {
644          array[i] = null; // for GWT
645        }
646
647        List<@Nullable T> list = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(array));
648        // TODO(b/192579700): Use a ternary once it no longer confuses our nullness checker.
649        if (pad || count == size) {
650          return list;
651        } else {
652          return list.subList(0, count);
653        }
654      }
655    };
656  }
657
658  /**
659   * Returns a view of {@code unfiltered} containing all elements that satisfy the input predicate
660   * {@code retainIfTrue}.
661   */
662  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> filter(
663      Iterator<T> unfiltered, Predicate<? super T> retainIfTrue) {
664    checkNotNull(unfiltered);
665    checkNotNull(retainIfTrue);
666    return new AbstractIterator<T>() {
667      @Override
668      @CheckForNull
669      protected T computeNext() {
670        while (unfiltered.hasNext()) {
671          T element = unfiltered.next();
672          if (retainIfTrue.apply(element)) {
673            return element;
674          }
675        }
676        return endOfData();
677      }
678    };
679  }
680
681  /**
682   * Returns a view of {@code unfiltered} containing all elements that are of the type {@code
683   * desiredType}.
684   */
685  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // can cast to <T> because non-Ts are removed
686  @GwtIncompatible // Class.isInstance
687  public static <T> UnmodifiableIterator<T> filter(Iterator<?> unfiltered, Class<T> desiredType) {
688    return (UnmodifiableIterator<T>) filter(unfiltered, instanceOf(desiredType));
689  }
690
691  /**
692   * Returns {@code true} if one or more elements returned by {@code iterator} satisfy the given
693   * predicate.
694   */
695  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> boolean any(
696      Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
697    return indexOf(iterator, predicate) != -1;
698  }
699
700  /**
701   * Returns {@code true} if every element returned by {@code iterator} satisfies the given
702   * predicate. If {@code iterator} is empty, {@code true} is returned.
703   */
704  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> boolean all(
705      Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
706    checkNotNull(predicate);
707    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
708      T element = iterator.next();
709      if (!predicate.apply(element)) {
710        return false;
711      }
712    }
713    return true;
714  }
715
716  /**
717   * Returns the first element in {@code iterator} that satisfies the given predicate; use this
718   * method only when such an element is known to exist. If no such element is found, the iterator
719   * will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. If it is
720   * possible that <i>no</i> element will match, use {@link #tryFind} or {@link #find(Iterator,
721   * Predicate, Object)} instead.
722   *
723   * @throws NoSuchElementException if no element in {@code iterator} matches the given predicate
724   */
725  @ParametricNullness
726  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T find(
727      Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
728    checkNotNull(iterator);
729    checkNotNull(predicate);
730    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
731      T t = iterator.next();
732      if (predicate.apply(t)) {
733        return t;
734      }
735    }
736    throw new NoSuchElementException();
737  }
738
739  /**
740   * Returns the first element in {@code iterator} that satisfies the given predicate. If no such
741   * element is found, {@code defaultValue} will be returned from this method and the iterator will
742   * be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will return {@code false}. Note that this can
743   * usually be handled more naturally using {@code tryFind(iterator, predicate).or(defaultValue)}.
744   *
745   * @since 7.0
746   */
747  // For discussion of this signature, see the corresponding overload of *Iterables*.find.
748  @CheckForNull
749  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T find(
750      Iterator<? extends T> iterator,
751      Predicate<? super T> predicate,
752      @CheckForNull T defaultValue) {
753    checkNotNull(iterator);
754    checkNotNull(predicate);
755    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
756      T t = iterator.next();
757      if (predicate.apply(t)) {
758        return t;
759      }
760    }
761    return defaultValue;
762  }
763
764  /**
765   * Returns an {@link Optional} containing the first element in {@code iterator} that satisfies the
766   * given predicate, if such an element exists. If no such element is found, an empty {@link
767   * Optional} will be returned from this method and the iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code
768   * hasNext()} method will return {@code false}.
769   *
770   * <p><b>Warning:</b> avoid using a {@code predicate} that matches {@code null}. If {@code null}
771   * is matched in {@code iterator}, a NullPointerException will be thrown.
772   *
773   * @since 11.0
774   */
775  public static <T> Optional<T> tryFind(Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
776    checkNotNull(iterator);
777    checkNotNull(predicate);
778    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
779      T t = iterator.next();
780      if (predicate.apply(t)) {
781        return Optional.of(t);
782      }
783    }
784    return Optional.absent();
785  }
786
787  /**
788   * Returns the index in {@code iterator} of the first element that satisfies the provided {@code
789   * predicate}, or {@code -1} if the Iterator has no such elements.
790   *
791   * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that {@code
792   * predicate.apply(Iterators.get(iterator, i))} returns {@code true}, or {@code -1} if there is no
793   * such index.
794   *
795   * <p>If -1 is returned, the iterator will be left exhausted: its {@code hasNext()} method will
796   * return {@code false}. Otherwise, the iterator will be set to the element which satisfies the
797   * {@code predicate}.
798   *
799   * @since 2.0
800   */
801  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> int indexOf(
802      Iterator<T> iterator, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
803    checkNotNull(predicate, "predicate");
804    for (int i = 0; iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
805      T current = iterator.next();
806      if (predicate.apply(current)) {
807        return i;
808      }
809    }
810    return -1;
811  }
812
813  /**
814   * Returns a view containing the result of applying {@code function} to each element of {@code
815   * fromIterator}.
816   *
817   * <p>The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} if {@code fromIterator} does. After a
818   * successful {@code remove()} call, {@code fromIterator} no longer contains the corresponding
819   * element.
820   */
821  public static <F extends @Nullable Object, T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> transform(
822      Iterator<F> fromIterator, Function<? super F, ? extends T> function) {
823    checkNotNull(function);
824    return new TransformedIterator<F, T>(fromIterator) {
825      @ParametricNullness
826      @Override
827      T transform(@ParametricNullness F from) {
828        return function.apply(from);
829      }
830    };
831  }
832
833  /**
834   * Advances {@code iterator} {@code position + 1} times, returning the element at the {@code
835   * position}th position.
836   *
837   * @param position position of the element to return
838   * @return the element at the specified position in {@code iterator}
839   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code position} is negative or greater than or equal to
840   *     the number of elements remaining in {@code iterator}
841   */
842  @ParametricNullness
843  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T get(Iterator<T> iterator, int position) {
844    checkNonnegative(position);
845    int skipped = advance(iterator, position);
846    if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
847      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
848          "position ("
849              + position
850              + ") must be less than the number of elements that remained ("
851              + skipped
852              + ")");
853    }
854    return iterator.next();
855  }
856
857  /**
858   * Advances {@code iterator} {@code position + 1} times, returning the element at the {@code
859   * position}th position or {@code defaultValue} otherwise.
860   *
861   * @param position position of the element to return
862   * @param defaultValue the default value to return if the iterator is empty or if {@code position}
863   *     is greater than the number of elements remaining in {@code iterator}
864   * @return the element at the specified position in {@code iterator} or {@code defaultValue} if
865   *     {@code iterator} produces fewer than {@code position + 1} elements.
866   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code position} is negative
867   * @since 4.0
868   */
869  @ParametricNullness
870  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T get(
871      Iterator<? extends T> iterator, int position, @ParametricNullness T defaultValue) {
872    checkNonnegative(position);
873    advance(iterator, position);
874    return getNext(iterator, defaultValue);
875  }
876
877  static void checkNonnegative(int position) {
878    if (position < 0) {
879      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("position (" + position + ") must not be negative");
880    }
881  }
882
883  /**
884   * Returns the next element in {@code iterator} or {@code defaultValue} if the iterator is empty.
885   * The {@link Iterables} analog to this method is {@link Iterables#getFirst}.
886   *
887   * @param defaultValue the default value to return if the iterator is empty
888   * @return the next element of {@code iterator} or the default value
889   * @since 7.0
890   */
891  @ParametricNullness
892  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T getNext(
893      Iterator<? extends T> iterator, @ParametricNullness T defaultValue) {
894    return iterator.hasNext() ? iterator.next() : defaultValue;
895  }
896
897  /**
898   * Advances {@code iterator} to the end, returning the last element.
899   *
900   * @return the last element of {@code iterator}
901   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterator is empty
902   */
903  @ParametricNullness
904  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T getLast(Iterator<T> iterator) {
905    while (true) {
906      T current = iterator.next();
907      if (!iterator.hasNext()) {
908        return current;
909      }
910    }
911  }
912
913  /**
914   * Advances {@code iterator} to the end, returning the last element or {@code defaultValue} if the
915   * iterator is empty.
916   *
917   * @param defaultValue the default value to return if the iterator is empty
918   * @return the last element of {@code iterator}
919   * @since 3.0
920   */
921  @ParametricNullness
922  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> T getLast(
923      Iterator<? extends T> iterator, @ParametricNullness T defaultValue) {
924    return iterator.hasNext() ? getLast(iterator) : defaultValue;
925  }
926
927  /**
928   * Calls {@code next()} on {@code iterator}, either {@code numberToAdvance} times or until {@code
929   * hasNext()} returns {@code false}, whichever comes first.
930   *
931   * @return the number of elements the iterator was advanced
932   * @since 13.0 (since 3.0 as {@code Iterators.skip})
933   */
934  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
935  public static int advance(Iterator<?> iterator, int numberToAdvance) {
936    checkNotNull(iterator);
937    checkArgument(numberToAdvance >= 0, "numberToAdvance must be nonnegative");
938
939    int i;
940    for (i = 0; i < numberToAdvance && iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
941      iterator.next();
942    }
943    return i;
944  }
945
946  /**
947   * Returns a view containing the first {@code limitSize} elements of {@code iterator}. If {@code
948   * iterator} contains fewer than {@code limitSize} elements, the returned view contains all of its
949   * elements. The returned iterator supports {@code remove()} if {@code iterator} does.
950   *
951   * @param iterator the iterator to limit
952   * @param limitSize the maximum number of elements in the returned iterator
953   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code limitSize} is negative
954   * @since 3.0
955   */
956  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> limit(
957      Iterator<T> iterator, int limitSize) {
958    checkNotNull(iterator);
959    checkArgument(limitSize >= 0, "limit is negative");
960    return new Iterator<T>() {
961      private int count;
962
963      @Override
964      public boolean hasNext() {
965        return count < limitSize && iterator.hasNext();
966      }
967
968      @Override
969      @ParametricNullness
970      public T next() {
971        if (!hasNext()) {
972          throw new NoSuchElementException();
973        }
974        count++;
975        return iterator.next();
976      }
977
978      @Override
979      public void remove() {
980        iterator.remove();
981      }
982    };
983  }
984
985  /**
986   * Returns a view of the supplied {@code iterator} that removes each element from the supplied
987   * {@code iterator} as it is returned.
988   *
989   * <p>The provided iterator must support {@link Iterator#remove()} or else the returned iterator
990   * will fail on the first call to {@code next}. The returned {@link Iterator} is also not
991   * thread-safe.
992   *
993   * @param iterator the iterator to remove and return elements from
994   * @return an iterator that removes and returns elements from the supplied iterator
995   * @since 2.0
996   */
997  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Iterator<T> consumingIterator(Iterator<T> iterator) {
998    checkNotNull(iterator);
999    return new UnmodifiableIterator<T>() {
1000      @Override
1001      public boolean hasNext() {
1002        return iterator.hasNext();
1003      }
1004
1005      @Override
1006      @ParametricNullness
1007      public T next() {
1008        T next = iterator.next();
1009        iterator.remove();
1010        return next;
1011      }
1012
1013      @Override
1014      public String toString() {
1015        return "Iterators.consumingIterator(...)";
1016      }
1017    };
1018  }
1019
1020  /**
1021   * Deletes and returns the next value from the iterator, or returns {@code null} if there is no
1022   * such value.
1023   */
1024  @CheckForNull
1025  static <T extends @Nullable Object> T pollNext(Iterator<T> iterator) {
1026    if (iterator.hasNext()) {
1027      T result = iterator.next();
1028      iterator.remove();
1029      return result;
1030    } else {
1031      return null;
1032    }
1033  }
1034
1035  // Methods only in Iterators, not in Iterables
1036
1037  /** Clears the iterator using its remove method. */
1038  static void clear(Iterator<?> iterator) {
1039    checkNotNull(iterator);
1040    while (iterator.hasNext()) {
1041      iterator.next();
1042      iterator.remove();
1043    }
1044  }
1045
1046  /**
1047   * Returns an iterator containing the elements of {@code array} in order. The returned iterator is
1048   * a view of the array; subsequent changes to the array will be reflected in the iterator.
1049   *
1050   * <p><b>Note:</b> It is often preferable to represent your data using a collection type, for
1051   * example using {@link Arrays#asList(Object[])}, making this method unnecessary.
1052   *
1053   * <p>The {@code Iterable} equivalent of this method is either {@link Arrays#asList(Object[])},
1054   * {@link ImmutableList#copyOf(Object[])}}, or {@link ImmutableList#of}.
1055   */
1056  @SafeVarargs
1057  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> forArray(T... array) {
1058    return forArrayWithPosition(array, 0);
1059  }
1060
1061  /**
1062   * Returns a list iterator containing the elements in the specified {@code array} in order,
1063   * starting at the specified {@code position}.
1064   *
1065   * <p>The {@code Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@code
1066   * Arrays.asList(array).listIterator(position)}.
1067   */
1068  static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableListIterator<T> forArrayWithPosition(
1069      T[] array, int position) {
1070    if (array.length == 0) {
1071      Preconditions.checkPositionIndex(position, array.length); // otherwise checked in ArrayItr
1072      return emptyListIterator();
1073    }
1074    return new ArrayItr<>(array, position);
1075  }
1076
1077  private static final class ArrayItr<T extends @Nullable Object>
1078      extends AbstractIndexedListIterator<T> {
1079    static final UnmodifiableListIterator<Object> EMPTY = new ArrayItr<>(new Object[0], 0);
1080
1081    private final T[] array;
1082
1083    ArrayItr(T[] array, int position) {
1084      super(array.length, position);
1085      this.array = array;
1086    }
1087
1088    @Override
1089    @ParametricNullness
1090    protected T get(int index) {
1091      return array[index];
1092    }
1093  }
1094
1095  /**
1096   * Returns an iterator containing only {@code value}.
1097   *
1098   * <p>The {@link Iterable} equivalent of this method is {@link Collections#singleton}.
1099   */
1100  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> singletonIterator(
1101      @ParametricNullness T value) {
1102    return new SingletonIterator<>(value);
1103  }
1104
1105  private static final class SingletonIterator<T extends @Nullable Object>
1106      extends UnmodifiableIterator<T> {
1107    private static final Object SENTINEL = new Object();
1108
1109    private Object valueOrSentinel;
1110
1111    SingletonIterator(T value) {
1112      this.valueOrSentinel = value;
1113    }
1114
1115    @Override
1116    public boolean hasNext() {
1117      return valueOrSentinel != SENTINEL;
1118    }
1119
1120    @Override
1121    @ParametricNullness
1122    public T next() {
1123      if (valueOrSentinel == SENTINEL) {
1124        throw new NoSuchElementException();
1125      }
1126      // The field held either a T or SENTINEL, and it turned out not to be SENTINEL.
1127      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
1128      T t = (T) valueOrSentinel;
1129      valueOrSentinel = SENTINEL;
1130      return t;
1131    }
1132  }
1133
1134  /**
1135   * Adapts an {@code Enumeration} to the {@code Iterator} interface.
1136   *
1137   * <p>This method has no equivalent in {@link Iterables} because viewing an {@code Enumeration} as
1138   * an {@code Iterable} is impossible. However, the contents can be <i>copied</i> into a collection
1139   * using {@link Collections#list}.
1140   *
1141   * <p><b>Java 9 users:</b> use {@code enumeration.asIterator()} instead, unless it is important to
1142   * return an {@code UnmodifiableIterator} instead of a plain {@code Iterator}.
1143   */
1144  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> forEnumeration(
1145      Enumeration<T> enumeration) {
1146    checkNotNull(enumeration);
1147    return new UnmodifiableIterator<T>() {
1148      @Override
1149      public boolean hasNext() {
1150        return enumeration.hasMoreElements();
1151      }
1152
1153      @Override
1154      @ParametricNullness
1155      public T next() {
1156        return enumeration.nextElement();
1157      }
1158    };
1159  }
1160
1161  /**
1162   * Adapts an {@code Iterator} to the {@code Enumeration} interface.
1163   *
1164   * <p>The {@code Iterable} equivalent of this method is either {@link Collections#enumeration} (if
1165   * you have a {@link Collection}), or {@code Iterators.asEnumeration(collection.iterator())}.
1166   */
1167  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> Enumeration<T> asEnumeration(Iterator<T> iterator) {
1168    checkNotNull(iterator);
1169    return new Enumeration<T>() {
1170      @Override
1171      public boolean hasMoreElements() {
1172        return iterator.hasNext();
1173      }
1174
1175      @Override
1176      @ParametricNullness
1177      public T nextElement() {
1178        return iterator.next();
1179      }
1180    };
1181  }
1182
1183  /** Implementation of PeekingIterator that avoids peeking unless necessary. */
1184  private static class PeekingImpl<E extends @Nullable Object> implements PeekingIterator<E> {
1185
1186    private final Iterator<? extends E> iterator;
1187    private boolean hasPeeked;
1188    @CheckForNull private E peekedElement;
1189
1190    public PeekingImpl(Iterator<? extends E> iterator) {
1191      this.iterator = checkNotNull(iterator);
1192    }
1193
1194    @Override
1195    public boolean hasNext() {
1196      return hasPeeked || iterator.hasNext();
1197    }
1198
1199    @Override
1200    @ParametricNullness
1201    public E next() {
1202      if (!hasPeeked) {
1203        return iterator.next();
1204      }
1205      // The cast is safe because of the hasPeeked check.
1206      E result = uncheckedCastNullableTToT(peekedElement);
1207      hasPeeked = false;
1208      peekedElement = null;
1209      return result;
1210    }
1211
1212    @Override
1213    public void remove() {
1214      checkState(!hasPeeked, "Can't remove after you've peeked at next");
1215      iterator.remove();
1216    }
1217
1218    @Override
1219    @ParametricNullness
1220    public E peek() {
1221      if (!hasPeeked) {
1222        peekedElement = iterator.next();
1223        hasPeeked = true;
1224      }
1225      // The cast is safe because of the hasPeeked check.
1226      return uncheckedCastNullableTToT(peekedElement);
1227    }
1228  }
1229
1230  /**
1231   * Returns a {@code PeekingIterator} backed by the given iterator.
1232   *
1233   * <p>Calls to the {@code peek} method with no intervening calls to {@code next} do not affect the
1234   * iteration, and hence return the same object each time. A subsequent call to {@code next} is
1235   * guaranteed to return the same object again. For example:
1236   *
1237   * <pre>{@code
1238   * PeekingIterator<String> peekingIterator =
1239   *     Iterators.peekingIterator(Iterators.forArray("a", "b"));
1240   * String a1 = peekingIterator.peek(); // returns "a"
1241   * String a2 = peekingIterator.peek(); // also returns "a"
1242   * String a3 = peekingIterator.next(); // also returns "a"
1243   * }</pre>
1244   *
1245   * <p>Any structural changes to the underlying iteration (aside from those performed by the
1246   * iterator's own {@link PeekingIterator#remove()} method) will leave the iterator in an undefined
1247   * state.
1248   *
1249   * <p>The returned iterator does not support removal after peeking, as explained by {@link
1250   * PeekingIterator#remove()}.
1251   *
1252   * <p>Note: If the given iterator is already a {@code PeekingIterator}, it <i>might</i> be
1253   * returned to the caller, although this is neither guaranteed to occur nor required to be
1254   * consistent. For example, this method <i>might</i> choose to pass through recognized
1255   * implementations of {@code PeekingIterator} when the behavior of the implementation is known to
1256   * meet the contract guaranteed by this method.
1257   *
1258   * <p>There is no {@link Iterable} equivalent to this method, so use this method to wrap each
1259   * individual iterator as it is generated.
1260   *
1261   * @param iterator the backing iterator. The {@link PeekingIterator} assumes ownership of this
1262   *     iterator, so users should cease making direct calls to it after calling this method.
1263   * @return a peeking iterator backed by that iterator. Apart from the additional {@link
1264   *     PeekingIterator#peek()} method, this iterator behaves exactly the same as {@code iterator}.
1265   */
1266  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> PeekingIterator<T> peekingIterator(
1267      Iterator<? extends T> iterator) {
1268    if (iterator instanceof PeekingImpl) {
1269      // Safe to cast <? extends T> to <T> because PeekingImpl only uses T
1270      // covariantly (and cannot be subclassed to add non-covariant uses).
1271      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
1272      PeekingImpl<T> peeking = (PeekingImpl<T>) iterator;
1273      return peeking;
1274    }
1275    return new PeekingImpl<>(iterator);
1276  }
1277
1278  /**
1279   * Simply returns its argument.
1280   *
1281   * @deprecated no need to use this
1282   * @since 10.0
1283   */
1284  @Deprecated
1285  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> PeekingIterator<T> peekingIterator(
1286      PeekingIterator<T> iterator) {
1287    return checkNotNull(iterator);
1288  }
1289
1290  /**
1291   * Returns an iterator over the merged contents of all given {@code iterators}, traversing every
1292   * element of the input iterators. Equivalent entries will not be de-duplicated.
1293   *
1294   * <p>Callers must ensure that the source {@code iterators} are in non-descending order as this
1295   * method does not sort its input.
1296   *
1297   * <p>For any equivalent elements across all {@code iterators}, it is undefined which element is
1298   * returned first.
1299   *
1300   * @since 11.0
1301   */
1302  public static <T extends @Nullable Object> UnmodifiableIterator<T> mergeSorted(
1303      Iterable<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> iterators, Comparator<? super T> comparator) {
1304    checkNotNull(iterators, "iterators");
1305    checkNotNull(comparator, "comparator");
1306
1307    return new MergingIterator<>(iterators, comparator);
1308  }
1309
1310  /**
1311   * An iterator that performs a lazy N-way merge, calculating the next value each time the iterator
1312   * is polled. This amortizes the sorting cost over the iteration and requires less memory than
1313   * sorting all elements at once.
1314   *
1315   * <p>Retrieving a single element takes approximately O(log(M)) time, where M is the number of
1316   * iterators. (Retrieving all elements takes approximately O(N*log(M)) time, where N is the total
1317   * number of elements.)
1318   */
1319  private static class MergingIterator<T extends @Nullable Object> extends UnmodifiableIterator<T> {
1320    final Queue<PeekingIterator<T>> queue;
1321
1322    public MergingIterator(
1323        Iterable<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> iterators, Comparator<? super T> itemComparator) {
1324      // A comparator that's used by the heap, allowing the heap
1325      // to be sorted based on the top of each iterator.
1326      Comparator<PeekingIterator<T>> heapComparator =
1327          (PeekingIterator<T> o1, PeekingIterator<T> o2) ->
1328              itemComparator.compare(o1.peek(), o2.peek());
1329
1330      queue = new PriorityQueue<>(2, heapComparator);
1331
1332      for (Iterator<? extends T> iterator : iterators) {
1333        if (iterator.hasNext()) {
1334          queue.add(Iterators.peekingIterator(iterator));
1335        }
1336      }
1337    }
1338
1339    @Override
1340    public boolean hasNext() {
1341      return !queue.isEmpty();
1342    }
1343
1344    @Override
1345    @ParametricNullness
1346    public T next() {
1347      PeekingIterator<T> nextIter = queue.remove();
1348      T next = nextIter.next();
1349      if (nextIter.hasNext()) {
1350        queue.add(nextIter);
1351      }
1352      return next;
1353    }
1354  }
1355
1356  private static class ConcatenatedIterator<T extends @Nullable Object> implements Iterator<T> {
1357    /* The last iterator to return an element.  Calls to remove() go to this iterator. */
1358    @CheckForNull private Iterator<? extends T> toRemove;
1359
1360    /* The iterator currently returning elements. */
1361    private Iterator<? extends T> iterator;
1362
1363    /*
1364     * We track the "meta iterators," the iterators-of-iterators, below.  Usually, topMetaIterator
1365     * is the only one in use, but if we encounter nested concatenations, we start a deque of
1366     * meta-iterators rather than letting the nesting get arbitrarily deep.  This keeps each
1367     * operation O(1).
1368     */
1369
1370    @CheckForNull private Iterator<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> topMetaIterator;
1371
1372    // Only becomes nonnull if we encounter nested concatenations.
1373    @CheckForNull private Deque<Iterator<? extends Iterator<? extends T>>> metaIterators;
1374
1375    ConcatenatedIterator(Iterator<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> metaIterator) {
1376      iterator = emptyIterator();
1377      topMetaIterator = checkNotNull(metaIterator);
1378    }
1379
1380    // Returns a nonempty meta-iterator or, if all meta-iterators are empty, null.
1381    @CheckForNull
1382    private Iterator<? extends Iterator<? extends T>> getTopMetaIterator() {
1383      while (topMetaIterator == null || !topMetaIterator.hasNext()) {
1384        if (metaIterators != null && !metaIterators.isEmpty()) {
1385          topMetaIterator = metaIterators.removeFirst();
1386        } else {
1387          return null;
1388        }
1389      }
1390      return topMetaIterator;
1391    }
1392
1393    @Override
1394    public boolean hasNext() {
1395      while (!checkNotNull(iterator).hasNext()) {
1396        // this weird checkNotNull positioning appears required by our tests, which expect
1397        // both hasNext and next to throw NPE if an input iterator is null.
1398
1399        topMetaIterator = getTopMetaIterator();
1400        if (topMetaIterator == null) {
1401          return false;
1402        }
1403
1404        iterator = topMetaIterator.next();
1405
1406        if (iterator instanceof ConcatenatedIterator) {
1407          // Instead of taking linear time in the number of nested concatenations, unpack
1408          // them into the queue
1409          @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
1410          ConcatenatedIterator<T> topConcat = (ConcatenatedIterator<T>) iterator;
1411          iterator = topConcat.iterator;
1412
1413          // topConcat.topMetaIterator, then topConcat.metaIterators, then this.topMetaIterator,
1414          // then this.metaIterators
1415
1416          if (this.metaIterators == null) {
1417            this.metaIterators = new ArrayDeque<>();
1418          }
1419          this.metaIterators.addFirst(this.topMetaIterator);
1420          if (topConcat.metaIterators != null) {
1421            while (!topConcat.metaIterators.isEmpty()) {
1422              this.metaIterators.addFirst(topConcat.metaIterators.removeLast());
1423            }
1424          }
1425          this.topMetaIterator = topConcat.topMetaIterator;
1426        }
1427      }
1428      return true;
1429    }
1430
1431    @Override
1432    @ParametricNullness
1433    public T next() {
1434      if (hasNext()) {
1435        toRemove = iterator;
1436        return iterator.next();
1437      } else {
1438        throw new NoSuchElementException();
1439      }
1440    }
1441
1442    @Override
1443    public void remove() {
1444      if (toRemove == null) {
1445        throw new IllegalStateException("no calls to next() since the last call to remove()");
1446      }
1447      toRemove.remove();
1448      toRemove = null;
1449    }
1450  }
1451}