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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.util;


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

import org.apache.directory.shared.i18n.I18n;


/**
 * An Iterator that joins the results of many iterators.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class JoinIterator implements Iterator
{
    /** the iterators whose results are joined */
    private final Iterator[] iterators;

    private int index;


    /**
     * Creates an Iterator that joins other Iterators.
     * 
     * @param iterators
     *            the Iterators whose results are joined
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if a null array argument, or one with less than 2 elements is
     *             used
     */
    public JoinIterator(Iterator[] iterators)
    {
        if ( iterators == null || iterators.length < 2 )
        {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException( I18n.err( I18n.ERR_04397 ) );
        }

        this.iterators = new Iterator[ iterators.length ];
        System.arraycopy( iterators, 0, this.iterators, 0, iterators.length );
        this.index = 0;
    }


    public void remove()
    {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }


    public boolean hasNext()
    {
        for ( /** nada */
        ; index < iterators.length; index++ )
        {
            if ( iterators[index].hasNext() )
            {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }


    public Object next()
    {
        for ( /** nada */
        ; index < iterators.length; index++ )
        {
            if ( iterators[index].hasNext() )
            {
                return iterators[index].next();
            }
        }

        throw new NoSuchElementException();
    }
}