AbstractSequentialIterator.java

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package org.glassfish.jersey.internal.guava;

import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

/**
 * This class provides a skeletal implementation of the {@code Iterator}
 * interface for sequences whose next element can always be derived from the
 * previous element. Null elements are not supported, nor is the
 * {@link #remove()} method.
 * <p>
 * <p>Example: <pre>   {@code
 * <p>
 *   Iterator<Integer> powersOfTwo =
 *       new AbstractSequentialIterator<Integer>(1) {
 *         protected Integer computeNext(Integer previous) {
 *           return (previous == 1 << 30) ? null : previous * 2;
 *         }
 *       };}</pre>
 *
 * @author Chris Povirk
 * @since 12.0 (in Guava as {@code AbstractLinkedIterator} since 8.0)
 */
abstract class AbstractSequentialIterator<T>
        extends UnmodifiableIterator<T> {
    private T nextOrNull;

    /**
     * Creates a new iterator with the given first element, or, if {@code
     * firstOrNull} is null, creates a new empty iterator.
     */
    AbstractSequentialIterator(T firstOrNull) {
        this.nextOrNull = firstOrNull;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the element that follows {@code previous}, or returns {@code null}
     * if no elements remain. This method is invoked during each call to
     * {@link #next()} in order to compute the result of a <i>future</i> call to
     * {@code next()}.
     */
    protected abstract T computeNext(T previous);

    @Override
    public final boolean hasNext() {
        return nextOrNull != null;
    }

    @Override
    public final T next() {
        if (!hasNext()) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException();
        }
        try {
            return nextOrNull;
        } finally {
            nextOrNull = computeNext(nextOrNull);
        }
    }
}