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016    
017    package com.google.common.collect;
018    
019    import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
020    import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
021    
022    import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
023    import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
024    import com.google.common.annotations.GwtIncompatible;
025    import com.google.common.base.Function;
026    import com.google.common.base.Objects;
027    import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
028    import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
029    
030    import java.util.Arrays;
031    import java.util.Collection;
032    import java.util.Collections;
033    import java.util.HashSet;
034    import java.util.Iterator;
035    import java.util.List;
036    import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
037    import java.util.Queue;
038    import java.util.RandomAccess;
039    import java.util.Set;
040    import java.util.SortedSet;
041    
042    import javax.annotation.Nullable;
043    
044    /**
045     * This class contains static utility methods that operate on or return objects
046     * of type {@code Iterable}. Except as noted, each method has a corresponding
047     * {@link Iterator}-based method in the {@link Iterators} class.
048     *
049     * <p><i>Performance notes:</i> Unless otherwise noted, all of the iterables
050     * produced in this class are <i>lazy</i>, which means that their iterators
051     * only advance the backing iteration when absolutely necessary.
052     *
053     * @author Kevin Bourrillion
054     * @author Jared Levy
055     * @since 2 (imported from Google Collections Library)
056     */
057    @GwtCompatible(emulated = true)
058    public final class Iterables {
059      private Iterables() {}
060    
061      /** Returns an unmodifiable view of {@code iterable}. */
062      public static <T> Iterable<T> unmodifiableIterable(final Iterable<T> iterable)
063      {
064        checkNotNull(iterable);
065        return new Iterable<T>() {
066          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
067            return Iterators.unmodifiableIterator(iterable.iterator());
068          }
069          @Override public String toString() {
070            return iterable.toString();
071          }
072          // no equals and hashCode; it would break the contract!
073        };
074      }
075    
076      /**
077       * Returns the number of elements in {@code iterable}.
078       */
079      public static int size(Iterable<?> iterable) {
080        return (iterable instanceof Collection)
081            ? ((Collection<?>) iterable).size()
082            : Iterators.size(iterable.iterator());
083      }
084    
085      /**
086       * Returns {@code true} if {@code iterable} contains {@code element}; that is,
087       * any object for which {@code equals(element)} is true.
088       */
089      public static boolean contains(Iterable<?> iterable, @Nullable Object element)
090      {
091        if (iterable instanceof Collection) {
092          Collection<?> collection = (Collection<?>) iterable;
093          try {
094            return collection.contains(element);
095          } catch (NullPointerException e) {
096            return false;
097          } catch (ClassCastException e) {
098            return false;
099          }
100        }
101        return Iterators.contains(iterable.iterator(), element);
102      }
103    
104      /**
105       * Removes, from an iterable, every element that belongs to the provided
106       * collection.
107       *
108       * <p>This method calls {@link Collection#removeAll} if {@code iterable} is a
109       * collection, and {@link Iterators#removeAll} otherwise.
110       *
111       * @param removeFrom the iterable to (potentially) remove elements from
112       * @param elementsToRemove the elements to remove
113       * @return {@code true} if any elements are removed from {@code iterable}
114       */
115      public static boolean removeAll(
116          Iterable<?> removeFrom, Collection<?> elementsToRemove) {
117        return (removeFrom instanceof Collection)
118            ? ((Collection<?>) removeFrom).removeAll(checkNotNull(elementsToRemove))
119            : Iterators.removeAll(removeFrom.iterator(), elementsToRemove);
120      }
121    
122      /**
123       * Removes, from an iterable, every element that does not belong to the
124       * provided collection.
125       *
126       * <p>This method calls {@link Collection#retainAll} if {@code iterable} is a
127       * collection, and {@link Iterators#retainAll} otherwise.
128       *
129       * @param removeFrom the iterable to (potentially) remove elements from
130       * @param elementsToRetain the elements to retain
131       * @return {@code true} if any elements are removed from {@code iterable}
132       */
133      public static boolean retainAll(
134          Iterable<?> removeFrom, Collection<?> elementsToRetain) {
135        return (removeFrom instanceof Collection)
136            ? ((Collection<?>) removeFrom).retainAll(checkNotNull(elementsToRetain))
137            : Iterators.retainAll(removeFrom.iterator(), elementsToRetain);
138      }
139    
140      /**
141       * Removes, from an iterable, every element that satisfies the provided
142       * predicate.
143       *
144       * @param removeFrom the iterable to (potentially) remove elements from
145       * @param predicate a predicate that determines whether an element should
146       *     be removed
147       * @return {@code true} if any elements were removed from the iterable
148       *
149       * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the iterable does not support
150       *     {@code remove()}.
151       * @since 2
152       */
153      public static <T> boolean removeIf(
154          Iterable<T> removeFrom, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
155        if (removeFrom instanceof RandomAccess && removeFrom instanceof List) {
156          return removeIfFromRandomAccessList(
157              (List<T>) removeFrom, checkNotNull(predicate));
158        }
159        return Iterators.removeIf(removeFrom.iterator(), predicate);
160      }
161    
162      private static <T> boolean removeIfFromRandomAccessList(
163          List<T> list, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
164        int from = 0;
165        int to = 0;
166    
167        for (; from < list.size(); from++) {
168          T element = list.get(from);
169          if (!predicate.apply(element)) {
170            if (from > to) {
171              list.set(to, element);
172            }
173            to++;
174          }
175        }
176    
177        // Clear the tail of any remaining items
178        list.subList(to, list.size()).clear();
179        return from != to;
180      }
181    
182      /**
183       * Determines whether two iterables contain equal elements in the same order.
184       * More specifically, this method returns {@code true} if {@code iterable1}
185       * and {@code iterable2} contain the same number of elements and every element
186       * of {@code iterable1} is equal to the corresponding element of
187       * {@code iterable2}.
188       */
189      public static boolean elementsEqual(
190          Iterable<?> iterable1, Iterable<?> iterable2) {
191        return Iterators.elementsEqual(iterable1.iterator(), iterable2.iterator());
192      }
193    
194      /**
195       * Returns a string representation of {@code iterable}, with the format
196       * {@code [e1, e2, ..., en]}.
197       */
198      public static String toString(Iterable<?> iterable) {
199        return Iterators.toString(iterable.iterator());
200      }
201    
202      /**
203       * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterable}.
204       *
205       * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterable is empty
206       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterable contains multiple
207       *     elements
208       */
209      public static <T> T getOnlyElement(Iterable<T> iterable) {
210        return Iterators.getOnlyElement(iterable.iterator());
211      }
212    
213      /**
214       * Returns the single element contained in {@code iterable}, or {@code
215       * defaultValue} if the iterable is empty.
216       *
217       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the iterator contains multiple
218       *     elements
219       */
220      public static <T> T getOnlyElement(
221          Iterable<T> iterable, @Nullable T defaultValue) {
222        return Iterators.getOnlyElement(iterable.iterator(), defaultValue);
223      }
224    
225      /**
226       * Copies an iterable's elements into an array.
227       *
228       * @param iterable the iterable to copy
229       * @param type the type of the elements
230       * @return a newly-allocated array into which all the elements of the iterable
231       *     have been copied
232       */
233      @GwtIncompatible("Array.newInstance(Class, int)")
234      public static <T> T[] toArray(Iterable<? extends T> iterable, Class<T> type) {
235        Collection<? extends T> collection = toCollection(iterable);
236        T[] array = ObjectArrays.newArray(type, collection.size());
237        return collection.toArray(array);
238      }
239    
240      /**
241       * Copies an iterable's elements into an array.
242       *
243       * @param iterable the iterable to copy
244       * @return a newly-allocated array into which all the elements of the iterable
245       *     have been copied
246       */
247      static Object[] toArray(Iterable<?> iterable) {
248        return toCollection(iterable).toArray();
249      }
250    
251      /**
252       * Converts an iterable into a collection. If the iterable is already a
253       * collection, it is returned. Otherwise, an {@link java.util.ArrayList} is
254       * created with the contents of the iterable in the same iteration order.
255       */
256      private static <E> Collection<E> toCollection(Iterable<E> iterable) {
257        return (iterable instanceof Collection)
258            ? (Collection<E>) iterable
259            : Lists.newArrayList(iterable.iterator());
260      }
261    
262      /**
263       * Adds all elements in {@code iterable} to {@code collection}.
264       *
265       * @return {@code true} if {@code collection} was modified as a result of this
266       *     operation.
267       */
268      public static <T> boolean addAll(
269          Collection<T> addTo, Iterable<? extends T> elementsToAdd) {
270        if (elementsToAdd instanceof Collection) {
271          Collection<? extends T> c = Collections2.cast(elementsToAdd);
272          return addTo.addAll(c);
273        }
274        return Iterators.addAll(addTo, elementsToAdd.iterator());
275      }
276    
277      /**
278       * Returns the number of elements in the specified iterable that equal the
279       * specified object.
280       *
281       * @see Collections#frequency
282       */
283      public static int frequency(Iterable<?> iterable, @Nullable Object element) {
284        if ((iterable instanceof Multiset)) {
285          return ((Multiset<?>) iterable).count(element);
286        }
287        if ((iterable instanceof Set)) {
288          return ((Set<?>) iterable).contains(element) ? 1 : 0;
289        }
290        return Iterators.frequency(iterable.iterator(), element);
291      }
292    
293      /**
294       * Returns an iterable whose iterators cycle indefinitely over the elements of
295       * {@code iterable}.
296       *
297       * <p>That iterator supports {@code remove()} if {@code iterable.iterator()}
298       * does. After {@code remove()} is called, subsequent cycles omit the removed
299       * element, which is no longer in {@code iterable}. The iterator's
300       * {@code hasNext()} method returns {@code true} until {@code iterable} is
301       * empty.
302       *
303       * <p><b>Warning:</b> Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an
304       * infinite loop. You should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that
305       * you will eventually remove all the elements.
306       *
307       * <p>To cycle over the iterable {@code n} times, use the following:
308       * {@code Iterables.concat(Collections.nCopies(n, iterable))}
309       */
310      public static <T> Iterable<T> cycle(final Iterable<T> iterable) {
311        checkNotNull(iterable);
312        return new Iterable<T>() {
313          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
314            return Iterators.cycle(iterable);
315          }
316          @Override public String toString() {
317            return iterable.toString() + " (cycled)";
318          }
319        };
320      }
321    
322      /**
323       * Returns an iterable whose iterators cycle indefinitely over the provided
324       * elements.
325       *
326       * <p>After {@code remove} is invoked on a generated iterator, the removed
327       * element will no longer appear in either that iterator or any other iterator
328       * created from the same source iterable. That is, this method behaves exactly
329       * as {@code Iterables.cycle(Lists.newArrayList(elements))}. The iterator's
330       * {@code hasNext} method returns {@code true} until all of the original
331       * elements have been removed.
332       *
333       * <p><b>Warning:</b> Typical uses of the resulting iterator may produce an
334       * infinite loop. You should use an explicit {@code break} or be certain that
335       * you will eventually remove all the elements.
336       *
337       * <p>To cycle over the elements {@code n} times, use the following:
338       * {@code Iterables.concat(Collections.nCopies(n, Arrays.asList(elements)))}
339       */
340      public static <T> Iterable<T> cycle(T... elements) {
341        return cycle(Lists.newArrayList(elements));
342      }
343    
344      /**
345       * Combines two iterables into a single iterable. The returned iterable has an
346       * iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the elements
347       * in {@code b}. The source iterators are not polled until necessary.
348       *
349       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
350       * corresponding input iterator supports it.
351       */
352      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
353      public static <T> Iterable<T> concat(
354          Iterable<? extends T> a, Iterable<? extends T> b) {
355        checkNotNull(a);
356        checkNotNull(b);
357        return concat(Arrays.asList(a, b));
358      }
359    
360      /**
361       * Combines three iterables into a single iterable. The returned iterable has
362       * an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the
363       * elements in {@code b}, followed by the elements in {@code c}. The source
364       * iterators are not polled until necessary.
365       *
366       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
367       * corresponding input iterator supports it.
368       */
369      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
370      public static <T> Iterable<T> concat(Iterable<? extends T> a,
371          Iterable<? extends T> b, Iterable<? extends T> c) {
372        checkNotNull(a);
373        checkNotNull(b);
374        checkNotNull(c);
375        return concat(Arrays.asList(a, b, c));
376      }
377    
378      /**
379       * Combines four iterables into a single iterable. The returned iterable has
380       * an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a}, followed by the
381       * elements in {@code b}, followed by the elements in {@code c}, followed by
382       * the elements in {@code d}. The source iterators are not polled until
383       * necessary.
384       *
385       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
386       * corresponding input iterator supports it.
387       */
388      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
389      public static <T> Iterable<T> concat(Iterable<? extends T> a,
390          Iterable<? extends T> b, Iterable<? extends T> c,
391          Iterable<? extends T> d) {
392        checkNotNull(a);
393        checkNotNull(b);
394        checkNotNull(c);
395        checkNotNull(d);
396        return concat(Arrays.asList(a, b, c, d));
397      }
398    
399      /**
400       * Combines multiple iterables into a single iterable. The returned iterable
401       * has an iterator that traverses the elements of each iterable in
402       * {@code inputs}. The input iterators are not polled until necessary.
403       *
404       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
405       * corresponding input iterator supports it.
406       *
407       * @throws NullPointerException if any of the provided iterables is null
408       */
409      public static <T> Iterable<T> concat(Iterable<? extends T>... inputs) {
410        return concat(ImmutableList.copyOf(inputs));
411      }
412    
413      /**
414       * Combines multiple iterables into a single iterable. The returned iterable
415       * has an iterator that traverses the elements of each iterable in
416       * {@code inputs}. The input iterators are not polled until necessary.
417       *
418       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
419       * corresponding input iterator supports it. The methods of the returned
420       * iterable may throw {@code NullPointerException} if any of the input
421       * iterators are null.
422       */
423      public static <T> Iterable<T> concat(
424          final Iterable<? extends Iterable<? extends T>> inputs) {
425        checkNotNull(inputs);
426        return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
427          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
428            return Iterators.concat(iterators(inputs));
429          }
430        };
431      }
432    
433      /**
434       * Returns an iterator over the iterators of the given iterables.
435       */
436      private static <T> UnmodifiableIterator<Iterator<? extends T>> iterators(
437          Iterable<? extends Iterable<? extends T>> iterables) {
438        final Iterator<? extends Iterable<? extends T>> iterableIterator =
439            iterables.iterator();
440        return new UnmodifiableIterator<Iterator<? extends T>>() {
441          public boolean hasNext() {
442            return iterableIterator.hasNext();
443          }
444          public Iterator<? extends T> next() {
445            return iterableIterator.next().iterator();
446          }
447        };
448      }
449    
450      /**
451       * Divides an iterable into unmodifiable sublists of the given size (the final
452       * iterable may be smaller). For example, partitioning an iterable containing
453       * {@code [a, b, c, d, e]} with a partition size of 3 yields {@code
454       * [[a, b, c], [d, e]]} -- an outer iterable containing two inner lists of
455       * three and two elements, all in the original order.
456       *
457       * <p>Iterators returned by the returned iterable do not support the {@link
458       * Iterator#remove()} method. The returned lists implement {@link
459       * RandomAccess}, whether or not the input list does.
460       *
461       * <p><b>Note:</b> if {@code iterable} is a {@link List}, use {@link
462       * Lists#partition(List, int)} instead.
463       *
464       * @param iterable the iterable to return a partitioned view of
465       * @param size the desired size of each partition (the last may be smaller)
466       * @return an iterable of unmodifiable lists containing the elements of {@code
467       *     iterable} divided into partitions
468       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive
469       */
470      public static <T> Iterable<List<T>> partition(
471          final Iterable<T> iterable, final int size) {
472        checkNotNull(iterable);
473        checkArgument(size > 0);
474        return new IterableWithToString<List<T>>() {
475          public Iterator<List<T>> iterator() {
476            return Iterators.partition(iterable.iterator(), size);
477          }
478        };
479      }
480    
481      /**
482       * Divides an iterable into unmodifiable sublists of the given size, padding
483       * the final iterable with null values if necessary. For example, partitioning
484       * an iterable containing {@code [a, b, c, d, e]} with a partition size of 3
485       * yields {@code [[a, b, c], [d, e, null]]} -- an outer iterable containing
486       * two inner lists of three elements each, all in the original order.
487       *
488       * <p>Iterators returned by the returned iterable do not support the {@link
489       * Iterator#remove()} method.
490       *
491       * @param iterable the iterable to return a partitioned view of
492       * @param size the desired size of each partition
493       * @return an iterable of unmodifiable lists containing the elements of {@code
494       *     iterable} divided into partitions (the final iterable may have
495       *     trailing null elements)
496       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code size} is nonpositive
497       */
498      public static <T> Iterable<List<T>> paddedPartition(
499          final Iterable<T> iterable, final int size) {
500        checkNotNull(iterable);
501        checkArgument(size > 0);
502        return new IterableWithToString<List<T>>() {
503          public Iterator<List<T>> iterator() {
504            return Iterators.paddedPartition(iterable.iterator(), size);
505          }
506        };
507      }
508    
509      /**
510       * Returns the elements of {@code unfiltered} that satisfy a predicate. The
511       * resulting iterable's iterator does not support {@code remove()}.
512       */
513      public static <T> Iterable<T> filter(
514          final Iterable<T> unfiltered, final Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
515        checkNotNull(unfiltered);
516        checkNotNull(predicate);
517        return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
518          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
519            return Iterators.filter(unfiltered.iterator(), predicate);
520          }
521        };
522      }
523    
524      /**
525       * Returns all instances of class {@code type} in {@code unfiltered}. The
526       * returned iterable has elements whose class is {@code type} or a subclass of
527       * {@code type}. The returned iterable's iterator does not support
528       * {@code remove()}.
529       *
530       * @param unfiltered an iterable containing objects of any type
531       * @param type the type of elements desired
532       * @return an unmodifiable iterable containing all elements of the original
533       *     iterable that were of the requested type
534       */
535      @GwtIncompatible("Class.isInstance")
536      public static <T> Iterable<T> filter(
537          final Iterable<?> unfiltered, final Class<T> type) {
538        checkNotNull(unfiltered);
539        checkNotNull(type);
540        return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
541          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
542            return Iterators.filter(unfiltered.iterator(), type);
543          }
544        };
545      }
546    
547      /**
548       * Returns {@code true} if one or more elements in {@code iterable} satisfy
549       * the predicate.
550       */
551      public static <T> boolean any(
552          Iterable<T> iterable, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
553        return Iterators.any(iterable.iterator(), predicate);
554      }
555    
556      /**
557       * Returns {@code true} if every element in {@code iterable} satisfies the
558       * predicate. If {@code iterable} is empty, {@code true} is returned.
559       */
560      public static <T> boolean all(
561          Iterable<T> iterable, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
562        return Iterators.all(iterable.iterator(), predicate);
563      }
564    
565      /**
566       * Returns the first element in {@code iterable} that satisfies the given
567       * predicate.
568       *
569       * @throws NoSuchElementException if no element in {@code iterable} matches
570       *     the given predicate
571       */
572      public static <T> T find(Iterable<T> iterable,
573          Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
574        return Iterators.find(iterable.iterator(), predicate);
575      }
576    
577      /**
578       * Returns the first element in {@code iterable} that satisfies the given
579       * predicate, or {@code defaultValue} if none found.
580       *
581       * @since 7
582       */
583      public static <T> T find(Iterable<T> iterable,
584          Predicate<? super T> predicate, @Nullable T defaultValue) {
585        return Iterators.find(iterable.iterator(), predicate, defaultValue);
586      }
587    
588      /**
589       * Returns the index in {@code iterable} of the first element that satisfies
590       * the provided {@code predicate}, or {@code -1} if the Iterable has no such
591       * elements.
592       *
593       * <p>More formally, returns the lowest index {@code i} such that
594       * {@code predicate.apply(Iterables.get(iterable, i))} is {@code true} or
595       * {@code -1} if there is no such index.
596       *
597       * @since 2
598       */
599      public static <T> int indexOf(
600          Iterable<T> iterable, Predicate<? super T> predicate) {
601        return Iterators.indexOf(iterable.iterator(), predicate);
602      }
603    
604      /**
605       * Returns an iterable that applies {@code function} to each element of {@code
606       * fromIterable}.
607       *
608       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if the
609       * provided iterator does. After a successful {@code remove()} call,
610       * {@code fromIterable} no longer contains the corresponding element.
611       */
612      public static <F, T> Iterable<T> transform(final Iterable<F> fromIterable,
613          final Function<? super F, ? extends T> function) {
614        checkNotNull(fromIterable);
615        checkNotNull(function);
616        return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
617          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
618            return Iterators.transform(fromIterable.iterator(), function);
619          }
620        };
621      }
622    
623      /**
624       * Returns the element at the specified position in an iterable.
625       *
626       * @param position position of the element to return
627       * @return the element at the specified position in {@code iterable}
628       * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code position} is negative or
629       *     greater than or equal to the size of {@code iterable}
630       */
631      public static <T> T get(Iterable<T> iterable, int position) {
632        checkNotNull(iterable);
633        if (iterable instanceof List) {
634          return ((List<T>) iterable).get(position);
635        }
636    
637        if (iterable instanceof Collection) {
638          // Can check both ends
639          Collection<T> collection = (Collection<T>) iterable;
640          Preconditions.checkElementIndex(position, collection.size());
641        } else {
642          // Can only check the lower end
643          checkNonnegativeIndex(position);
644        }
645        return Iterators.get(iterable.iterator(), position);
646      }
647    
648      private static void checkNonnegativeIndex(int position) {
649        if (position < 0) {
650          throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException(
651              "position cannot be negative: " + position);
652        }
653      }
654    
655      /**
656       * Returns the element at the specified position in an iterable or a default
657       * value otherwise.
658       *
659       * @param position position of the element to return
660       * @param defaultValue the default value to return if {@code position} is
661       *     greater than or equal to the size of the iterable
662       * @return the element at the specified position in {@code iterable} or
663       *     {@code defaultValue} if {@code iterable} contains fewer than
664       *     {@code position + 1} elements.
665       * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if {@code position} is negative
666       * @since 4
667       */
668      public static <T> T get(Iterable<T> iterable, int position,
669          @Nullable T defaultValue) {
670        checkNotNull(iterable);
671        checkNonnegativeIndex(position);
672    
673        try {
674          return get(iterable, position);
675        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
676          return defaultValue;
677        }
678      }
679    
680      /**
681       * Returns the first element in {@code iterable} or {@code defaultValue} if
682       * the iterable is empty.  The {@link Iterators} analog to this method is
683       * {@link Iterators#getNext}.
684       *
685       * @param defaultValue the default value to return if the iterable is empty
686       * @return the first element of {@code iterable} or the default value
687       * @since 7
688       */
689      public static <T> T getFirst(Iterable<T> iterable, @Nullable T defaultValue) {
690        return Iterators.getNext(iterable.iterator(), defaultValue);
691      }
692    
693      /**
694       * Returns the last element of {@code iterable}.
695       *
696       * @return the last element of {@code iterable}
697       * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iterable is empty
698       */
699      public static <T> T getLast(Iterable<T> iterable) {
700        // TODO(kevinb): Support a concurrently modified collection?
701        if (iterable instanceof List) {
702          List<T> list = (List<T>) iterable;
703          if (list.isEmpty()) {
704            throw new NoSuchElementException();
705          }
706          return getLastInNonemptyList(list);
707        }
708    
709        /*
710         * TODO(kevinb): consider whether this "optimization" is worthwhile. Users
711         * with SortedSets tend to know they are SortedSets and probably would not
712         * call this method.
713         */
714        if (iterable instanceof SortedSet) {
715          SortedSet<T> sortedSet = (SortedSet<T>) iterable;
716          return sortedSet.last();
717        }
718    
719        return Iterators.getLast(iterable.iterator());
720      }
721    
722      /**
723       * Returns the last element of {@code iterable} or {@code defaultValue} if
724       * the iterable is empty.
725       *
726       * @param defaultValue the value to return if {@code iterable} is empty
727       * @return the last element of {@code iterable} or the default value
728       * @since 3
729       */
730      public static <T> T getLast(Iterable<T> iterable, @Nullable T defaultValue) {
731        if (iterable instanceof Collection) {
732          Collection<T> collection = (Collection<T>) iterable;
733          if (collection.isEmpty()) {
734            return defaultValue;
735          }
736        }
737    
738        if (iterable instanceof List) {
739          List<T> list = (List<T>) iterable;
740          return getLastInNonemptyList(list);
741        }
742    
743        /*
744         * TODO(kevinb): consider whether this "optimization" is worthwhile. Users
745         * with SortedSets tend to know they are SortedSets and probably would not
746         * call this method.
747         */
748        if (iterable instanceof SortedSet) {
749          SortedSet<T> sortedSet = (SortedSet<T>) iterable;
750          return sortedSet.last();
751        }
752    
753        return Iterators.getLast(iterable.iterator(), defaultValue);
754      }
755    
756      private static <T> T getLastInNonemptyList(List<T> list) {
757        return list.get(list.size() - 1);
758      }
759    
760      /**
761       * Returns a view of {@code iterable} that skips its first
762       * {@code numberToSkip} elements. If {@code iterable} contains fewer than
763       * {@code numberToSkip} elements, the returned iterable skips all of its
764       * elements.
765       *
766       * <p>Modifications to the underlying {@link Iterable} before a call to
767       * {@code iterator()} are reflected in the returned iterator. That is, the
768       * iterator skips the first {@code numberToSkip} elements that exist when the
769       * {@code Iterator} is created, not when {@code skip()} is called.
770       *
771       * <p>The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if the
772       * iterator of the underlying iterable supports it. Note that it is
773       * <i>not</i> possible to delete the last skipped element by immediately
774       * calling {@code remove()} on that iterator, as the {@code Iterator}
775       * contract states that a call to {@code remove()} before a call to
776       * {@code next()} will throw an {@link IllegalStateException}.
777       *
778       * @since 3
779       */
780      @Beta // naming issue
781      public static <T> Iterable<T> skip(final Iterable<T> iterable,
782          final int numberToSkip) {
783        checkNotNull(iterable);
784        checkArgument(numberToSkip >= 0, "number to skip cannot be negative");
785    
786        if (iterable instanceof List) {
787          final List<T> list = (List<T>) iterable;
788          return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
789            public Iterator<T> iterator() {
790              // TODO(kevinb): Support a concurrently modified collection?
791              return (numberToSkip >= list.size())
792                  ? Iterators.<T>emptyIterator()
793                  : list.subList(numberToSkip, list.size()).iterator();
794            }
795          };
796        }
797    
798        return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
799          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
800            final Iterator<T> iterator = iterable.iterator();
801    
802            Iterators.skip(iterator, numberToSkip);
803    
804            /*
805             * We can't just return the iterator because an immediate call to its
806             * remove() method would remove one of the skipped elements instead of
807             * throwing an IllegalStateException.
808             */
809            return new Iterator<T>() {
810              boolean atStart = true;
811    
812              public boolean hasNext() {
813                return iterator.hasNext();
814              }
815    
816              public T next() {
817                if (!hasNext()) {
818                  throw new NoSuchElementException();
819                }
820    
821                try {
822                  return iterator.next();
823                } finally {
824                  atStart = false;
825                }
826              }
827    
828              public void remove() {
829                if (atStart) {
830                  throw new IllegalStateException();
831                }
832                iterator.remove();
833              }
834            };
835          }
836        };
837      }
838    
839      /**
840       * Creates an iterable with the first {@code limitSize} elements of the given
841       * iterable. If the original iterable does not contain that many elements, the
842       * returned iterator will have the same behavior as the original iterable. The
843       * returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if the original
844       * iterator does.
845       *
846       * @param iterable the iterable to limit
847       * @param limitSize the maximum number of elements in the returned iterator
848       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code limitSize} is negative
849       * @since 3
850       */
851      @Beta // naming issue
852      public static <T> Iterable<T> limit(
853          final Iterable<T> iterable, final int limitSize) {
854        checkNotNull(iterable);
855        checkArgument(limitSize >= 0, "limit is negative");
856        return new IterableWithToString<T>() {
857          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
858            return Iterators.limit(iterable.iterator(), limitSize);
859          }
860        };
861      }
862    
863      /**
864       * Returns a view of the supplied iterable that wraps each generated
865       * {@link Iterator} through {@link Iterators#consumingIterator(Iterator)}.
866       *
867       * <p>Note: If {@code iterable} is a {@link Queue}, the returned iterable will
868       * get entries from {@link Queue#remove()} since {@link Queue}'s iteration
869       * order is undefined.  Calling {@link Iterator#hasNext()} on a generated
870       * iterator from the returned iterable may cause an item to be immediately
871       * dequeued for return on a subsequent call to {@link Iterator#next()}.
872       *
873       * @param iterable the iterable to wrap
874       * @return a view of the supplied iterable that wraps each generated iterator
875       *     through {@link Iterators#consumingIterator(Iterator)}; for queues,
876       *     an iterable that generates iterators that return and consume the
877       *     queue's elements in queue order
878       *
879       * @see Iterators#consumingIterator(Iterator)
880       * @since 2
881       */
882      @Beta
883      public static <T> Iterable<T> consumingIterable(final Iterable<T> iterable) {
884        if (iterable instanceof Queue) {
885          return new Iterable<T>() {
886            public Iterator<T> iterator() {
887              return new ConsumingQueueIterator<T>((Queue<T>) iterable);
888            }
889          };
890        }
891    
892        checkNotNull(iterable);
893    
894        return new Iterable<T>() {
895          public Iterator<T> iterator() {
896            return Iterators.consumingIterator(iterable.iterator());
897          }
898        };
899      }
900    
901      private static class ConsumingQueueIterator<T> extends AbstractIterator<T> {
902        private final Queue<T> queue;
903    
904        private ConsumingQueueIterator(Queue<T> queue) {
905          this.queue = queue;
906        }
907    
908        @Override public T computeNext() {
909          try {
910            return queue.remove();
911          } catch (NoSuchElementException e) {
912            return endOfData();
913          }
914        }
915      }
916    
917      // Methods only in Iterables, not in Iterators
918    
919      /**
920       * Adapts a list to an iterable with reversed iteration order. It is
921       * especially useful in foreach-style loops: <pre>   {@code
922       *
923       *   List<String> mylist = ...
924       *   for (String str : Iterables.reverse(mylist)) {
925       *     ...
926       *   }}</pre>
927       *
928       * There is no corresponding method in {@link Iterators}, since {@link
929       * Iterable#iterator} can simply be invoked on the result of calling this
930       * method.
931       *
932       * @return an iterable with the same elements as the list, in reverse
933       *
934       * @deprecated use {@link Lists#reverse(List)} or {@link
935       *     ImmutableList#reverse()}. <b>This method is scheduled for deletion in
936       *     July 2012.</b>
937       */
938      @Deprecated
939      public static <T> Iterable<T> reverse(final List<T> list) {
940        return Lists.reverse(list);
941      }
942    
943      /**
944       * Determines if the given iterable contains no elements.
945       *
946       * <p>There is no precise {@link Iterator} equivalent to this method, since
947       * one can only ask an iterator whether it has any elements <i>remaining</i>
948       * (which one does using {@link Iterator#hasNext}).
949       *
950       * @return {@code true} if the iterable contains no elements
951       */
952      public static <T> boolean isEmpty(Iterable<T> iterable) {
953        return !iterable.iterator().hasNext();
954      }
955    
956      // Non-public
957    
958      /**
959       * Removes the specified element from the specified iterable.
960       *
961       * <p>This method iterates over the iterable, checking each element returned
962       * by the iterator in turn to see if it equals the object {@code o}. If they
963       * are equal, it is removed from the iterable with the iterator's
964       * {@code remove} method. At most one element is removed, even if the iterable
965       * contains multiple members that equal {@code o}.
966       *
967       * <p><b>Warning</b>: Do not use this method for a collection, such as a
968       * {@link HashSet}, that has a fast {@code remove} method.
969       *
970       * @param iterable the iterable from which to remove
971       * @param o an element to remove from the collection
972       * @return {@code true} if the iterable changed as a result
973       * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the iterator does not support the
974       *     {@code remove} method and the iterable contains the object
975       */
976      static boolean remove(Iterable<?> iterable, @Nullable Object o) {
977        Iterator<?> i = iterable.iterator();
978        while (i.hasNext()) {
979          if (Objects.equal(i.next(), o)) {
980            i.remove();
981            return true;
982          }
983        }
984        return false;
985      }
986    
987      abstract static class IterableWithToString<E> implements Iterable<E> {
988        @Override public String toString() {
989          return Iterables.toString(this);
990        }
991      }
992    }