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package org.apache.commons.collections.iterators;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

import org.apache.commons.collections.ResettableIterator;

/** 
 * An {@link Iterator} over an array of objects.
 * <p>
 * This iterator does not support {@link #remove}, as the object array cannot be
 * structurally modified.
 * <p>
 * The iterator implements a {@link #reset} method, allowing the reset of the iterator
 * back to the start if required.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 1.12 $ $Date: 2004/02/18 00:59:50 $
 * 
 * @author James Strachan
 * @author Mauricio S. Moura
 * @author Michael A. Smith
 * @author Neil O'Toole
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 * @author Phil Steitz
 */
public class ObjectArrayIterator
        implements Iterator, ResettableIterator {

    /** The array */
    protected Object[] array = null;
    /** The start index to loop from */
    protected int startIndex = 0;
    /** The end index to loop to */
    protected int endIndex = 0;
    /** The current iterator index */
    protected int index = 0;

    /**
     * Constructor for use with <code>setArray</code>.
     * <p>
     * Using this constructor, the iterator is equivalent to an empty iterator
     * until {@link #setArray} is  called to establish the array to iterate over.
     */
    public ObjectArrayIterator() {
        super();
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an ObjectArrayIterator that will iterate over the values in the
     * specified array.
     *
     * @param array the array to iterate over
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>
     */
    public ObjectArrayIterator(Object[] array) {
        this(array, 0, array.length);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs an ObjectArrayIterator that will iterate over the values in the
     * specified array from a specific start index.
     *
     * @param array  the array to iterate over
     * @param start  the index to start iterating at
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the start index is out of bounds
     */
    public ObjectArrayIterator(Object array[], int start) {
        this(array, start, array.length);
    }

    /**
     * Construct an ObjectArrayIterator that will iterate over a range of values 
     * in the specified array.
     *
     * @param array  the array to iterate over
     * @param start  the index to start iterating at
     * @param end  the index (exclusive) to finish iterating at
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the start or end index is out of bounds
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if end index is before the start
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>
     */
    public ObjectArrayIterator(Object array[], int start, int end) {
        super();
        if (start < 0) {
            throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("Start index must not be less than zero");
        }
        if (end > array.length) {
            throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("End index must not be greater than the array length");
        }
        if (start > array.length) {
            throw new ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException("Start index must not be greater than the array length");
        }
        if (end < start) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("End index must not be less than start index");
        }
        this.array = array;
        this.startIndex = start;
        this.endIndex = end;
        this.index = start;
    }

    // Iterator interface
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Returns true if there are more elements to return from the array.
     *
     * @return true if there is a next element to return
     */
    public boolean hasNext() {
        return (this.index < this.endIndex);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the next element in the array.
     *
     * @return the next element in the array
     * @throws NoSuchElementException if all the elements in the array
     *    have already been returned
     */
    public Object next() {
        if (hasNext() == false) {
            throw new NoSuchElementException();
        }
        return this.array[this.index++];
    }

    /**
     * Throws {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
     *
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException always
     */
    public void remove() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("remove() method is not supported for an ObjectArrayIterator");
    }

    // Properties
    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Gets the array that this iterator is iterating over. 
     *
     * @return the array this iterator iterates over, or <code>null</code> if
     * the no-arg constructor was used and {@link #setArray} has never
     * been called with a valid array.
     */
    public Object[] getArray() {
        return this.array;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the array that the ArrayIterator should iterate over.
     * <p>
     * This method may only be called once, otherwise an IllegalStateException
     * will occur.
     * <p>
     * The {@link #reset} method can be used to reset the iterator if required.
     *
     * @param array  the array that the iterator should iterate over
     * @throws IllegalStateException if the <code>array</code> was set in the constructor
     * @throws NullPointerException if <code>array</code> is <code>null</code>
     */
    public void setArray(Object[] array) {
        if (this.array != null) {
            throw new IllegalStateException("The array to iterate over has already been set");
        }
        this.array = array;
        this.startIndex = 0;
        this.endIndex = array.length;
        this.index = 0;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the start index to loop from.
     * 
     * @return the start index
     */
    public int getStartIndex() {
        return this.startIndex;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the end index to loop to.
     * 
     * @return the end index
     */
    public int getEndIndex() {
        return this.endIndex;
    }

    /**
     * Resets the iterator back to the start index.
     */
    public void reset() {
        this.index = this.startIndex;
    }

}