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<pre>public class <span class="strong">IteratorUtils</span>
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<div class="block">Provides static utility methods and decorators for <code>Iterator</code> 
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 <code>org.apache.commons.collections.iterators</code> subpackage.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
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<dt><span class="strong">Version:</span></dt>
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<dt><span class="strong">Author:</span></dt>
  <dd><a href="mailto:scolebourne@joda.org">Stephen Colebourne</a></dd></dl>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static java.util.Enumeration</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/IteratorUtils.html#asEnumeration(java.util.Iterator)">asEnumeration</a></strong>(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator)</code>
<div class="block">Gets an enumeration that wraps an iterator.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static java.util.Iterator</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/IteratorUtils.html#asIterator(java.util.Enumeration)">asIterator</a></strong>(java.util.Enumeration&nbsp;enumeration)</code>
<div class="block">Gets an iterator that provides an iterator view of the given enumeration.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static java.util.Iterator</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/IteratorUtils.html#asIterator(java.util.Enumeration, java.util.Collection)">asIterator</a></strong>(java.util.Enumeration&nbsp;enumeration,
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/IteratorUtils.html#getIterator(java.lang.Object)">getIterator</a></strong>(java.lang.Object&nbsp;obj)</code>
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<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/IteratorUtils.html#toArray(java.util.Iterator)">toArray</a></strong>(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator)</code>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>static java.util.ListIterator</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/IteratorUtils.html#toListIterator(java.util.Iterator)">toListIterator</a></strong>(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator)</code>
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<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd>
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<div class="block">Gets an iterator that provides an iterator view of the given enumeration 
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<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a combination iterator over the iterators</dd>
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<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator1</code> - the first iterators to use, not null</dd><dd><code>iterator2</code> - the first iterators to use, not null</dd>
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<div class="block">Gets an iterator that provides an ordered iteration over the elements
 contained in a collection of <code>Iterator</code>s.
 <p>
 Given two ordered <code>Iterator</code>s <code>A</code> and <code>B</code>,
 the <code>Iterator.next()</code> method will return the lesser of 
 <code>A.next()</code> and <code>B.next()</code> and so on.
 <p>
 The comparator is optional. If null is specified then natural order is used.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>comparator</code> - the comparator to use, may be null for natural order</dd><dd><code>iterators</code> - the iterators to use, not null or empty or contain nulls</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a combination iterator over the iterators</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterators collection is null or contains a null</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.ClassCastException</code> - if the iterators collection contains the wrong object type</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.Iterator&nbsp;collatedIterator(java.util.Comparator&nbsp;comparator,
                                  java.util.Iterator[]&nbsp;iterators)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets an iterator that provides an ordered iteration over the elements
 contained in an array of <code>Iterator</code>s.
 <p>
 Given two ordered <code>Iterator</code>s <code>A</code> and <code>B</code>,
 the <code>Iterator.next()</code> method will return the lesser of 
 <code>A.next()</code> and <code>B.next()</code> and so on.
 <p>
 The comparator is optional. If null is specified then natural order is used.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>comparator</code> - the comparator to use, may be null for natural order</dd><dd><code>iterators</code> - the iterators to use, not null or empty or contain nulls</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a combination iterator over the iterators</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterators array is null or contains a null</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.Iterator&nbsp;collatedIterator(java.util.Comparator&nbsp;comparator,
                                  java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator1,
                                  java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator2)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets an iterator that provides an ordered iteration over the elements
 contained in a collection of ordered <code>Iterator</code>s.
 <p>
 Given two ordered <code>Iterator</code>s <code>A</code> and <code>B</code>,
 the <code>Iterator.next()</code> method will return the lesser of 
 <code>A.next()</code> and <code>B.next()</code>.
 <p>
 The comparator is optional. If null is specified then natural order is used.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>comparator</code> - the comparator to use, may be null for natural order</dd><dd><code>iterator1</code> - the first iterators to use, not null</dd><dd><code>iterator2</code> - the first iterators to use, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a combination iterator over the iterators</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if either iterator is null</dd></dl>
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                                  <a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/Predicate.html" title="interface in org.apache.commons.collections">Predicate</a>&nbsp;predicate)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets an iterator that filters another iterator.
 <p>
 The returned iterator will only return objects that match the specified
 filtering predicate.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd><dd><code>predicate</code> - the predicate to use as a filter, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if either parameter is null</dd></dl>
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                                          <a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/Predicate.html" title="interface in org.apache.commons.collections">Predicate</a>&nbsp;predicate)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets a list iterator that filters another list iterator.
 <p>
 The returned iterator will only return objects that match the specified
 filtering predicate.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>listIterator</code> - the list iterator to use, not null</dd><dd><code>predicate</code> - the predicate to use as a filter, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if either parameter is null</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.Iterator&nbsp;getIterator(java.lang.Object&nbsp;obj)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets a suitable Iterator for the given object.
 <p>
 This method can handles objects as follows
 <ul>
 <li>null - empty iterator
 <li>Iterator - returned directly
 <li>Enumeration - wrapped
 <li>Collection - iterator from collection returned
 <li>Map - values iterator returned
 <li>Dictionary - values (elements) enumeration returned as iterator
 <li>array - iterator over array returned
 <li>object with iterator() public method accessed by reflection
 <li>object - singleton iterator
 </ul></div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>obj</code> - the object to convert to an iterator</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a suitable iterator, never null</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.ListIterator&nbsp;singletonListIterator(java.lang.Object&nbsp;object)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets a singleton list iterator.
 <p>
 This iterator is a valid list iterator object that will iterate over
 the specified object.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>object</code> - the single object over which to iterate</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a singleton list iterator over the object</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.lang.Object[]&nbsp;toArray(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets an array based on an iterator.
 <p>
 As the wrapped Iterator is traversed, an ArrayList of its values is
 created. At the end, this is converted to an array.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterator parameter is null</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.lang.Object[]&nbsp;toArray(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator,
                         java.lang.Class&nbsp;arrayClass)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets an array based on an iterator.
 <p>
 As the wrapped Iterator is traversed, an ArrayList of its values is
 created. At the end, this is converted to an array.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd><dd><code>arrayClass</code> - the class of array to create</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterator parameter is null</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if arrayClass is null</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.ClassCastException</code> - if the arrayClass is invalid</dd></dl>
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<div class="block">Gets a list based on an iterator.
 <p>
 As the wrapped Iterator is traversed, an ArrayList of its values is
 created. At the end, the list is returned.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterator parameter is null</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.List&nbsp;toList(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator,
                    int&nbsp;estimatedSize)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets a list based on an iterator.
 <p>
 As the wrapped Iterator is traversed, an ArrayList of its values is
 created. At the end, the list is returned.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd><dd><code>estimatedSize</code> - the initial size of the ArrayList</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterator parameter is null</dd>
<dd><code>java.lang.IllegalArgumentException</code> - if the size is less than 1</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.ListIterator&nbsp;toListIterator(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets a list iterator based on a simple iterator.
 <p>
 As the wrapped Iterator is traversed, a LinkedList of its values is
 cached, permitting all required operations of ListIterator.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if iterator parameter is null</dd></dl>
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<pre>public static&nbsp;java.util.Iterator&nbsp;transformedIterator(java.util.Iterator&nbsp;iterator,
                                     <a href="../../../../org/apache/commons/collections/Transformer.html" title="interface in org.apache.commons.collections">Transformer</a>&nbsp;transform)</pre>
<div class="block">Gets an iterator that transforms the elements of another iterator.
 <p>
 The transformation occurs during the next() method and the underlying
 iterator is unaffected by the transformation.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>iterator</code> - the iterator to use, not null</dd><dd><code>transform</code> - the transform to use, not null</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code>java.lang.NullPointerException</code> - if either parameter is null</dd></dl>
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