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  package org.apache.commons.collections4;
  
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  import java.util.Collection;
  import java.util.Collections;
  import java.util.Comparator;
  import java.util.HashSet;
  import java.util.Iterator;
  import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Objects;
  import java.util.Set;
  
  import org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.EqualPredicate;
  import org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators.LazyIteratorChain;
  import org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators.ReverseListIterator;
  import org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators.UniqueFilterIterator;
  
  /**
   * Provides utility methods and decorators for {@link Iterable} instances.
   * <p>
   * <strong>Note</strong>: This utility class has been designed with fail-fast argument checking.
   * </p>
   * <ul>
   * <li>All decorator methods are <em>not</em> null-safe for the provided Iterable argument; for example, they will throw a {@link NullPointerException} if a
   * null Iterable is passed as argument.
   * <li>All other utility methods are null-safe for the provided Iterable argument; for example, they will treat a null Iterable the same way as an empty one.
   * For other arguments which are null, a {@link Predicate} will result in a {@link NullPointerException}. Exception: passing a null {@link Comparator} is
   * equivalent to a Comparator with natural ordering.
   * </ul>
   *
   * @since 4.1
   */
  public class IterableUtils {
  
      /**
       * Inner class to distinguish unmodifiable instances.
       */
      private static final class UnmodifiableIterable<E> extends FluentIterable<E> {
          private final Iterable<E> iterable;
  
          UnmodifiableIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
              this.iterable = iterable;
          }
  
          @Override
          public Iterator<E> iterator() {
              return IteratorUtils.unmodifiableIterator(iterable.iterator());
          }
      }
  
      /**
       * An empty iterable.
       */
      @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
      static final FluentIterable EMPTY_ITERABLE = new FluentIterable<Object>() {
          @Override
          public Iterator<Object> iterator() {
              return IteratorUtils.emptyIterator();
          }
      };
  
      /**
       * Returns a view of the given iterable that contains at most the given number
       * of elements.
       * <p>
       * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
       * input iterator supports it.
       * </p>
       *
       * @param <E> the element type
       * @param iterable  the iterable to limit, may not be null
       * @param maxSize  the maximum number of elements, must not be negative
       * @return a bounded view on the specified iterable
       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if maxSize is negative
       * @throws NullPointerException if iterable is null
       */
      public static <E> Iterable<E> boundedIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable, final long maxSize) {
          Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
          if (maxSize < 0) {
              throw new IllegalArgumentException("MaxSize parameter must not be negative.");
          }
  
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.boundedIterator(iterable.iterator(), maxSize);
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Combines the provided iterables into a single iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable has an iterator that traverses the elements in the order
      * of the arguments, i.e. iterables[0], iterables[1], .... The source iterators
      * are not polled until necessary.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterables  the iterables to combine, may not be null
      * @return a new iterable, combining the provided iterables
      * @throws NullPointerException if either of the provided iterables is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> chainedIterable(final Iterable<? extends E>... iterables) {
         checkNotNull(iterables);
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return new LazyIteratorChain<E>() {
                     @Override
                     protected Iterator<? extends E> nextIterator(final int count) {
                         if (count > iterables.length) {
                             return null;
                         }
                         return iterables[count - 1].iterator();
                     }
                 };
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Combines two iterables into a single iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable has an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a},
      * followed by the elements in {@code b}. The source iterators are not polled until
      * necessary.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param a  the first iterable, may not be null
      * @param b  the second iterable, may not be null
      * @return a new iterable, combining the provided iterables
      * @throws NullPointerException if either a or b is null
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static <E> Iterable<E> chainedIterable(final Iterable<? extends E> a,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> b) {
         return chainedIterable(new Iterable[] {a, b});
     }
 
     /**
      * Combines three iterables into a single iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable has an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a},
      * followed by the elements in {@code b} and {@code c}. The source iterators are
      * not polled until necessary.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param a  the first iterable, may not be null
      * @param b  the second iterable, may not be null
      * @param c  the third iterable, may not be null
      * @return a new iterable, combining the provided iterables
      * @throws NullPointerException if either of the provided iterables is null
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static <E> Iterable<E> chainedIterable(final Iterable<? extends E> a,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> b,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> c) {
         return chainedIterable(new Iterable[] {a, b, c});
     }
 
     /**
      * Combines four iterables into a single iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable has an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a},
      * followed by the elements in {@code b}, {@code c} and {@code d}. The source
      * iterators are not polled until necessary.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param a  the first iterable, may not be null
      * @param b  the second iterable, may not be null
      * @param c  the third iterable, may not be null
      * @param d  the fourth iterable, may not be null
      * @return a new iterable, combining the provided iterables
      * @throws NullPointerException if either of the provided iterables is null
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static <E> Iterable<E> chainedIterable(final Iterable<? extends E> a,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> b,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> c,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> d) {
         return chainedIterable(new Iterable[] {a, b, c, d});
     }
 
     /**
      * Fail-fast check for null arguments.
      *
      * @param iterables  the iterables to check
      * @throws NullPointerException if the argument or any of its contents is null
      */
     static void checkNotNull(final Iterable<?>... iterables) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterables, "iterables");
         for (final Iterable<?> iterable : iterables) {
             Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Combines the two provided iterables into an ordered iterable using the
      * provided comparator. If the comparator is null, natural ordering will be
      * used.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
      * corresponding input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param comparator  the comparator defining an ordering over the elements,
      *   may be null, in which case natural ordering will be used
      * @param a  the first iterable, may not be null
      * @param b  the second iterable, may not be null
      * @return a filtered view on the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if either of the provided iterables is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> collatedIterable(final Comparator<? super E> comparator,
                                                    final Iterable<? extends E> a,
                                                    final Iterable<? extends E> b) {
         checkNotNull(a, b);
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.collatedIterator(comparator, a.iterator(), b.iterator());
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Combines the two provided iterables into an ordered iterable using
      * natural ordering.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
      * corresponding input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param a  the first iterable, must not be null
      * @param b  the second iterable, must not be null
      * @return a filtered view on the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if either of the provided iterables is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> collatedIterable(final Iterable<? extends E> a,
                                                    final Iterable<? extends E> b) {
         checkNotNull(a, b);
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.collatedIterator(null, a.iterator(), b.iterator());
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Checks if the object is contained in the given iterable. Object equality
      * is tested with an {@code equator} unlike {@link #contains(Iterable, Object)}
      * which uses {@link Object#equals(Object)}.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterable returns false.
      * A {@code null} object will not be passed to the equator, instead a
      * {@link org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.NullPredicate NullPredicate}
      * will be used.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the iterable to check, may be null
      * @param object  the object to check
      * @param equator  the equator to use to check, may not be null
      * @return true if the object is contained in the iterable, false otherwise
      * @throws NullPointerException if equator is null
      */
     public static <E> boolean contains(final Iterable<? extends E> iterable, final E object,
                                        final Equator<? super E> equator) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(equator, "equator");
         return matchesAny(iterable, EqualPredicate.equalPredicate(object, equator));
     }
 
     /**
      * Checks if the object is contained in the given iterable.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterable returns false.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the iterable to check, may be null
      * @param object  the object to check
      * @return true if the object is contained in the iterable, false otherwise
      */
     public static <E> boolean contains(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Object object) {
         if (iterable instanceof Collection<?>) {
             return ((Collection<E>) iterable).contains(object);
         }
         return IteratorUtils.contains(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), object);
     }
 
     /**
      * Counts the number of elements in the input iterable that match the predicate.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} iterable matches no elements.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param input  the {@link Iterable} to get the input from, may be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may not be null
      * @return the number of matches for the predicate in the collection
      * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
      */
     public static <E> long countMatches(final Iterable<E> input, final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(predicate, "predicate");
         return size(filteredIterable(emptyIfNull(input), predicate));
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds and returns the List of duplicate elements in the given collection.
      *
      * @param <E> the type of elements in the collection.
      * @param iterable the list to test, must not be null.
      * @return the set of duplicate elements, may be empty.
      * @since 4.5.0-M3
      */
     public static <E> List<E> duplicateList(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return new ArrayList<>(duplicateSequencedSet(iterable));
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds and returns the sequenced Set of duplicate elements in the given collection.
      * <p>
      * Once we are on Java 21 and a new major version, the return type should be SequencedSet.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of elements in the collection.
      * @param iterable the list to test, must not be null.
      * @return the set of duplicate elements, may be empty.
      * @since 4.5.0-M3
      */
     public static <E> Set<E> duplicateSequencedSet(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return duplicateSet(iterable, new LinkedHashSet<>());
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds and returns the set of duplicate elements in the given collection.
      *
      * @param <E> the type of elements in the collection.
      * @param iterable the list to test, must not be null.
      * @return the set of duplicate elements, may be empty.
      * @since 4.5.0-M3
      */
     public static <E> Set<E> duplicateSet(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return duplicateSet(iterable, new HashSet<>());
     }
 
     /**
      * Worker method for {@link #duplicateSet(Collection)} and friends.
      *
      * @param <C> the type of Collection.
      * @param <E> the type of elements in the Collection.
      * @param iterable the list to test, must not be null.
      * @param duplicates the list to test, must not be null.
      * @return the set of duplicate elements, may be empty.
      */
     static <C extends Collection<E>, E> C duplicateSet(final Iterable<E> iterable, final C duplicates) {
         final Set<E> set = new HashSet<>();
         for (final E e : iterable) {
             (set.contains(e) ? duplicates : set).add(e);
         }
         return duplicates;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns an immutable empty iterable if the argument is null,
      * or the argument itself otherwise.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable, may be null
      * @return an empty iterable if the argument is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> emptyIfNull(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return iterable == null ? IterableUtils.<E>emptyIterable() : iterable;
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets an empty iterable.
      * <p>
      * This iterable does not contain any elements.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @return an empty iterable
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // OK, empty collection is compatible with any type
     public static <E> Iterable<E> emptyIterable() {
         return EMPTY_ITERABLE;
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns an empty iterator if the argument is {@code null},
      * or {@code iterable.iterator()} otherwise.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable, possibly {@code null}
      * @return an empty iterator if the argument is {@code null}
      */
     private static <E> Iterator<E> emptyIteratorIfNull(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return iterable != null ? iterable.iterator() : IteratorUtils.<E>emptyIterator();
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a view of the given iterable that only contains elements matching
      * the provided predicate.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
      * corresponding input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to filter, may not be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate used to filter elements, may not be null
      * @return a filtered view on the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if either iterable or predicate is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> filteredIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable,
                                                    final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         Objects.requireNonNull(predicate, "predicate");
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.filteredIterator(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), predicate);
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Finds the first element in the given iterable which matches the given predicate.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterator returns null.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to search, may be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate to use, must not be null
      * @return the first element of the iterable which matches the predicate or null if none could be found
      * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
      */
     public static <E> E find(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         return IteratorUtils.find(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), predicate);
     }
 
     /**
      * Shortcut for {@code get(iterator, 0)}.
      * <p>
      * Returns the {@code first} value in the {@code iterable}'s {@link Iterator}, throwing
      * {@code IndexOutOfBoundsException} if there is no such element.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * If the {@link Iterable} is a {@link List}, then it will use {@link List#get(int)}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <T> the type of object in the {@link Iterable}.
      * @param iterable  the {@link Iterable} to get a value from, may be null
      * @return the first object
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the request is invalid
      * @since 4.2
      */
     public static <T> T first(final Iterable<T> iterable) {
         return get(iterable, 0);
     }
 
     /**
      * Applies the closure to each element of the provided iterable.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterator to use, may be null
      * @param closure  the closure to apply to each element, may not be null
      * @throws NullPointerException if closure is null
      */
     public static <E> void forEach(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Closure<? super E> closure) {
         IteratorUtils.forEach(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), closure);
     }
 
     /**
      * Executes the given closure on each but the last element in the iterable.
      * <p>
      * If the input iterable is null no change is made.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the iterable to get the input from, may be null
      * @param closure  the closure to perform, may not be null
      * @return the last element in the iterable, or null if iterable is null or empty
      */
     public static <E> E forEachButLast(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Closure<? super E> closure) {
         return IteratorUtils.forEachButLast(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), closure);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the number of occurrences of the provided object in the iterable.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type that the {@link Iterable} may contain
      * @param <T> the element type of the object to find
      * @param iterable  the {@link Iterable} to search
      * @param obj  the object to find the cardinality of
      * @return the number of occurrences of obj in iterable
      */
     public static <E, T extends E> int frequency(final Iterable<E> iterable, final T obj) {
         if (iterable instanceof Set<?>) {
             return ((Set<E>) iterable).contains(obj) ? 1 : 0;
         }
         if (iterable instanceof Bag<?>) {
             return ((Bag<E>) iterable).getCount(obj);
         }
         return size(filteredIterable(emptyIfNull(iterable), EqualPredicate.<E>equalPredicate(obj)));
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the {@code index}-th value in the {@code iterable}'s {@link Iterator}, throwing
      * {@code IndexOutOfBoundsException} if there is no such element.
      * <p>
      * If the {@link Iterable} is a {@link List}, then it will use {@link List#get(int)}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <T> the type of object in the {@link Iterable}.
      * @param iterable  the {@link Iterable} to get a value from, may be null
      * @param index  the index to get
      * @return the object at the specified index
      * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is invalid
      */
     public static <T> T get(final Iterable<T> iterable, final int index) {
         CollectionUtils.checkIndexBounds(index);
         if (iterable instanceof List<?>) {
             return ((List<T>) iterable).get(index);
         }
         return IteratorUtils.get(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), index);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the index of the first element in the specified iterable that
      * matches the given predicate.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterable returns -1.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to search, may be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate to use, must not be null
      * @return the index of the first element which matches the predicate or -1 if none matches
      * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
      */
     public static <E> int indexOf(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         return IteratorUtils.indexOf(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), predicate);
     }
 
     /**
      * Answers true if the provided iterable is empty.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} iterable returns true.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param iterable  the {@link Iterable to use}, may be null
      * @return true if the iterable is null or empty, false otherwise
      */
     public static boolean isEmpty(final Iterable<?> iterable) {
         if (iterable instanceof Collection<?>) {
             return ((Collection<?>) iterable).isEmpty();
         }
         return IteratorUtils.isEmpty(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable));
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a view of the given iterable which will cycle infinitely over
      * its elements.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if
      * {@code iterable.iterator()} does. After {@code remove()} is called, subsequent
      * cycles omit the removed element, which is no longer in {@code iterable}. The
      * iterator's {@code hasNext()} method returns {@code true} until {@code iterable}
      * is empty.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to loop, may not be null
      * @return a view of the iterable, providing an infinite loop over its elements
      * @throws NullPointerException if iterable is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> loopingIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return new LazyIteratorChain<E>() {
                     @Override
                     protected Iterator<? extends E> nextIterator(final int count) {
                         if (IterableUtils.isEmpty(iterable)) {
                             return null;
                         }
                         return iterable.iterator();
                     }
                 };
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Answers true if a predicate is true for every element of an iterable.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterable returns true.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the {@link Iterable} to use, may be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may not be null
      * @return true if every element of the collection matches the predicate or if the
      *   collection is empty, false otherwise
      * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
      */
     public static <E> boolean matchesAll(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         return IteratorUtils.matchesAll(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), predicate);
     }
 
     /**
      * Answers true if a predicate is true for any element of the iterable.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterable returns false.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the {@link Iterable} to use, may be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may not be null
      * @return true if any element of the collection matches the predicate, false otherwise
      * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
      */
     public static <E> boolean matchesAny(final Iterable<E> iterable, final Predicate<? super E> predicate) {
         return IteratorUtils.matchesAny(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), predicate);
     }
 
     /**
      * Partitions all elements from iterable into separate output collections,
      * based on the evaluation of the given predicates.
      * <p>
      * For each predicate, the returned list will contain a collection holding
      * all elements of the input iterable matching the predicate. The last collection
      * contained in the list will hold all elements which didn't match any predicate:
      * </p>
      * <pre>
      *  [C1, C2, R] = partition(I, P1, P2) with
      *  I = input
      *  P1 = first predicate
      *  P2 = second predicate
      *  C1 = collection of elements matching P1
      *  C2 = collection of elements matching P2
      *  R = collection of elements rejected by all predicates
      * </pre>
      * <p>
      * <strong>Note</strong>: elements are only added to the output collection of the first matching
      * predicate, determined by the order of arguments.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * If the input iterable is {@code null}, the same is returned as for an
      * empty iterable.
      * If no predicates have been provided, all elements of the input collection
      * will be added to the rejected collection.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * Example: for an input list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] calling partition with predicates [x &lt; 3]
      * and [x &lt; 5] will result in the following output: [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]].
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <O>  the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param <R>  the type of the output {@link Collection}
      * @param iterable  the collection to get the input from, may be null
      * @param partitionFactory  the factory used to create the output collections
      * @param predicates  the predicates to use, may not be null
      * @return a list containing the output collections
      * @throws NullPointerException if any predicate is null
      */
     public static <O, R extends Collection<O>> List<R> partition(final Iterable<? extends O> iterable,
             final Factory<R> partitionFactory, final Predicate<? super O>... predicates) {
 
         if (iterable == null) {
             final Iterable<O> empty = emptyIterable();
             return partition(empty, partitionFactory, predicates);
         }
 
         Objects.requireNonNull(predicates, "predicates");
 
         for (final Predicate<?> predicate : predicates) {
             Objects.requireNonNull(predicate, "predicate");
         }
 
         if (predicates.length < 1) {
             // return the entire input collection as a single partition
             final R singlePartition = partitionFactory.get();
             CollectionUtils.addAll(singlePartition, iterable);
             return Collections.singletonList(singlePartition);
         }
 
         // create the empty partitions
         final int numberOfPredicates = predicates.length;
         final int numberOfPartitions = numberOfPredicates + 1;
         final List<R> partitions = new ArrayList<>(numberOfPartitions);
         for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPartitions; ++i) {
             partitions.add(partitionFactory.get());
         }
 
         // for each element in inputCollection:
         // find the first predicate that evaluates to true.
         // if there is a predicate, add the element to the corresponding partition.
         // if there is no predicate, add it to the last, catch-all partition.
         for (final O element : iterable) {
             boolean elementAssigned = false;
             for (int i = 0; i < numberOfPredicates; ++i) {
                 if (predicates[i].test(element)) {
                     partitions.get(i).add(element);
                     elementAssigned = true;
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
             if (!elementAssigned) {
                 // no predicates evaluated to true
                 // add element to last partition
                 partitions.get(numberOfPredicates).add(element);
             }
         }
 
         return partitions;
     }
 
     /**
      * Partitions all elements from iterable into separate output collections,
      * based on the evaluation of the given predicate.
      * <p>
      * For each predicate, the result will contain a list holding all elements of the
      * input iterable matching the predicate. The last list will hold all elements
      * which didn't match any predicate:
      * </p>
      * <pre>
      *  [C1, R] = partition(I, P1) with
      *  I = input
      *  P1 = first predicate
      *  C1 = collection of elements matching P1
      *  R = collection of elements rejected by all predicates
      * </pre>
      * <p>
      * If the input iterable is {@code null}, the same is returned as for an
      * empty iterable.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * Example: for an input list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] calling partition with a predicate [x &lt; 3]
      * will result in the following output: [[1, 2], [3, 4, 5]].
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <O>  the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the iterable to partition, may be null
      * @param predicate  the predicate to use, may not be null
      * @return a list containing the output collections
      * @throws NullPointerException if predicate is null
      */
     public static <O> List<List<O>> partition(final Iterable<? extends O> iterable,
                                               final Predicate<? super O> predicate) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(predicate, "predicate");
         @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" }) // safe
         final Factory<List<O>> factory = FactoryUtils.instantiateFactory((Class) ArrayList.class);
         @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // safe
         final Predicate<? super O>[] predicates = new Predicate[] { predicate };
         return partition(iterable, factory, predicates);
     }
 
     /**
      * Partitions all elements from iterable into separate output collections,
      * based on the evaluation of the given predicates.
      * <p>
      * For each predicate, the result will contain a list holding all elements of the
      * input iterable matching the predicate. The last list will hold all elements
      * which didn't match any predicate:
      * </p>
      * <pre>
      *  [C1, C2, R] = partition(I, P1, P2) with
      *  I = input
      *  P1 = first predicate
      *  P2 = second predicate
      *  C1 = collection of elements matching P1
      *  C2 = collection of elements matching P2
      *  R = collection of elements rejected by all predicates
      * </pre>
      * <p>
      * <strong>Note</strong>: elements are only added to the output collection of the first matching
      * predicate, determined by the order of arguments.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * If the input iterable is {@code null}, the same is returned as for an
      * empty iterable.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * Example: for an input list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] calling partition with predicates [x &lt; 3]
      * and [x &lt; 5] will result in the following output: [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]].
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <O>  the type of object the {@link Iterable} contains
      * @param iterable  the collection to get the input from, may be null
      * @param predicates  the predicates to use, may not be null
      * @return a list containing the output collections
      * @throws NullPointerException if any predicate is null
      */
     public static <O> List<List<O>> partition(final Iterable<? extends O> iterable,
                                               final Predicate<? super O>... predicates) {
 
         @SuppressWarnings({ "unchecked", "rawtypes" }) // safe
         final Factory<List<O>> factory = FactoryUtils.instantiateFactory((Class) ArrayList.class);
         return partition(iterable, factory, predicates);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a reversed view of the given iterable.
      * <p>
      * In case the provided iterable is a {@link List} instance, a
      * {@link ReverseListIterator} will be used to reverse the traversal
      * order, otherwise an intermediate {@link List} needs to be created.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} if the
      * provided iterable is a {@link List} instance.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to use, may not be null
      * @return a reversed view of the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if iterable is null
      * @see ReverseListIterator
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> reversedIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 final List<E> list = iterable instanceof List<?> ?
                         (List<E>) iterable :
                         IteratorUtils.toList(iterable.iterator());
                 return new ReverseListIterator<>(list);
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the number of elements contained in the given iterator.
      * <p>
      * A {@code null} or empty iterator returns {@code 0}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param iterable  the iterable to check, may be null
      * @return the number of elements contained in the iterable
      */
     public static int size(final Iterable<?> iterable) {
         if (iterable == null) {
             return 0;
         }
         if (iterable instanceof Collection<?>) {
             return ((Collection<?>) iterable).size();
         }
         return IteratorUtils.size(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable));
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a view of the given iterable that skips the first N elements.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to use, may not be null
      * @param elementsToSkip  the number of elements to skip from the start, must not be negative
      * @return a view of the specified iterable, skipping the first N elements
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if elementsToSkip is negative
      * @throws NullPointerException if iterable is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> skippingIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable, final long elementsToSkip) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         if (elementsToSkip < 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("ElementsToSkip parameter must not be negative.");
         }
 
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.skippingIterator(iterable.iterator(), elementsToSkip);
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Gets a new list with the contents of the provided iterable.
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to use, may be null
      * @return a list of the iterator contents
      */
     public static <E> List<E> toList(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return IteratorUtils.toList(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable));
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a string representation of the elements of the specified iterable.
      * <p>
      * The string representation consists of a list of the iterable's elements,
      * enclosed in square brackets ({@code "[]"}). Adjacent elements are separated
      * by the characters {@code ", "} (a comma followed by a space). Elements are
      * converted to strings as by {@code String.valueOf(Object)}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to convert to a string, may be null
      * @return a string representation of {@code iterable}
      */
     public static <E> String toString(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         return IteratorUtils.toString(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable));
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a string representation of the elements of the specified iterable.
      * <p>
      * The string representation consists of a list of the iterable's elements,
      * enclosed in square brackets ({@code "[]"}). Adjacent elements are separated
      * by the characters {@code ", "} (a comma followed by a space). Elements are
      * converted to strings as by using the provided {@code transformer}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to convert to a string, may be null
      * @param transformer  the transformer used to get a string representation of an element
      * @return a string representation of {@code iterable}
      * @throws NullPointerException if {@code transformer} is null
      */
     public static <E> String toString(final Iterable<E> iterable,
                                       final Transformer<? super E, String> transformer) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(transformer, "transformer");
         return IteratorUtils.toString(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable), transformer);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a string representation of the elements of the specified iterable.
      * <p>
      * The string representation consists of a list of the iterable's elements,
      * enclosed by the provided {@code prefix} and {@code suffix}. Adjacent elements
      * are separated by the provided {@code delimiter}. Elements are converted to
      * strings as by using the provided {@code transformer}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to convert to a string, may be null
      * @param transformer  the transformer used to get a string representation of an element
      * @param delimiter  the string to delimit elements
      * @param prefix  the prefix, prepended to the string representation
      * @param suffix  the suffix, appended to the string representation
      * @return a string representation of {@code iterable}
      * @throws NullPointerException if either transformer, delimiter, prefix or suffix is null
      */
     public static <E> String toString(final Iterable<E> iterable,
                                       final Transformer<? super E, String> transformer,
                                       final String delimiter,
                                       final String prefix,
                                       final String suffix) {
         return IteratorUtils.toString(emptyIteratorIfNull(iterable),
                                       transformer, delimiter, prefix, suffix);
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a transformed view of the given iterable where all of its elements
      * have been transformed by the provided transformer.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <I>  the input element type
      * @param <O>  the output element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to transform, may not be null
      * @param transformer  the transformer, must not be null
      * @return a transformed view of the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if either iterable or transformer is null
      */
     public static <I, O> Iterable<O> transformedIterable(final Iterable<I> iterable,
                                                          final Transformer<? super I, ? extends O> transformer) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         Objects.requireNonNull(transformer, "transformer");
         return new FluentIterable<O>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<O> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.transformedIterator(iterable.iterator(), transformer);
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns a unique view of the given iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the
      * corresponding input iterator supports it. Calling {@code remove()}
      * will only remove a single element from the underlying iterator.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to use, may not be null
      * @return a unique view of the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if iterable is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> uniqueIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return new UniqueFilterIterator<>(iterable.iterator());
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns an unmodifiable view of the given iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator does not support {@code remove()}.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param iterable  the iterable to use, may not be null
      * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified iterable
      * @throws NullPointerException if iterable is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> unmodifiableIterable(final Iterable<E> iterable) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(iterable, "iterable");
         if (iterable instanceof UnmodifiableIterable<?>) {
             return iterable;
         }
         return new UnmodifiableIterable<>(iterable);
     }
 
     /**
      * Interleaves two iterables into a single iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable has an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a}
      * and {@code b} in alternating order. The source iterators are not polled until
      * necessary.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding
      * input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E> the element type
      * @param a  the first iterable, may not be null
      * @param b  the second iterable, may not be null
      * @return a new iterable, interleaving the provided iterables
      * @throws NullPointerException if either a or b is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> zippingIterable(final Iterable<? extends E> a,
                                                   final Iterable<? extends E> b) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(a, "iterable");
         Objects.requireNonNull(b, "iterable");
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 return IteratorUtils.zippingIterator(a.iterator(), b.iterator());
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Interleaves two iterables into a single iterable.
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable has an iterator that traverses the elements in {@code a} and {@code b} in alternating order. The source iterators are not polled
      * until necessary.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * The returned iterable's iterator supports {@code remove()} when the corresponding input iterator supports it.
      * </p>
      *
      * @param <E>    the element type
      * @param first  the first iterable, may not be null
      * @param others the array of iterables to interleave, may not be null
      * @return a new iterable, interleaving the provided iterables
      * @throws NullPointerException if either of the provided iterables is null
      */
     public static <E> Iterable<E> zippingIterable(final Iterable<? extends E> first, final Iterable<? extends E>... others) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(first, "iterable");
         checkNotNull(others);
         return new FluentIterable<E>() {
             @Override
             public Iterator<E> iterator() {
                 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // safe
                 final Iterator<? extends E>[] iterators = new Iterator[others.length + 1];
                 iterators[0] = first.iterator();
                 for (int i = 0; i < others.length; i++) {
                     iterators[i + 1] = others[i].iterator();
                 }
                 return IteratorUtils.zippingIterator(iterators);
             }
         };
     }
 
     /**
      * Make private in 5.0.
      *
      * @deprecated TODO Make private in 5.0.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public IterableUtils() {
         // empty
     }
 }