org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators

Class IteratorIterable<E>

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators.IteratorIterable<E>

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Iterable<E>

public class IteratorIterable<E>
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Iterable<E>

Adapter to make an Iterator instance appear to be an Iterable instance. The iterable can be constructed in one of two variants: single use, multiple use.

In the single use iterable case, the iterable is only usable for one iterative operation over the source iterator. Subsequent iterative operations use the same, exhausted source iterator. To create a single use iterable, construct a new IteratorIterable using a Iterator that is NOT a ResettableIterator iterator:

   Iterator iterator = // some non-resettable iterator
   Iterable iterable = new IteratorIterable(iterator);
 

In the multiple use iterable case, the iterable is usable for any number of iterative operations over the source iterator. Of special note, even though the iterable supports multiple iterations, it does not support concurrent iterations. To implicitly create a multiple use iterable, construct a new IteratorIterable using a ResettableIterator iterator:

   Integer[] array = {Integer.valueOf(1),Integer.valueOf(2),Integer.valueOf(3)};
   Iterator iterator = IteratorUtils.arrayIterator(array); // a resettable iterator
   Iterable iterable = new IteratorIterable(iterator);
 

A multiple use iterable can also be explicitly constructed using any Iterator and specifying true for the multipleUse flag:

   Iterator iterator = // some non-resettable iterator
   Iterable iterable = new IteratorIterable(iterator, true);
 

Since:

4.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IteratorIterable(java.util.Iterator<? extends E> iterator) Constructs a new IteratorIterable that will use the given iterator.
IteratorIterable(java.util.Iterator<? extends E> iterator, boolean multipleUse) Constructs a new IteratorIterable that will use the given iterator.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Iterator<E>	iterator() Gets the iterator wrapped by this iterable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach, spliterator

Constructor Detail

IteratorIterable

public IteratorIterable(java.util.Iterator<? extends E> iterator)

Constructs a new IteratorIterable that will use the given iterator.

Parameters:

iterator - the iterator to use.

IteratorIterable

public IteratorIterable(java.util.Iterator<? extends E> iterator,
                        boolean multipleUse)

Constructs a new IteratorIterable that will use the given iterator.

Parameters:

iterator - the iterator to use.

multipleUse - true if the new iterable can be used in multiple iterations

Method Detail

iterator

public java.util.Iterator<E> iterator()

Gets the iterator wrapped by this iterable.

Specified by:

iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<E>

Returns:

the iterator