/** @see Iterate#take(Iterable, int) */
public static <T, R extends Collection<T>> R take(
Iterable<T> iterable, int count, R targetCollection) {
if (count < 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Count must be greater than zero, but was: " + count);
}
Iterator<T> iterator = iterable.iterator();
while (iterator.hasNext() && count-- > 0) {
targetCollection.add(iterator.next());
}
return targetCollection;
}
/** @see Iterate#drop(Iterable, int) */
public static <T, R extends Collection<T>> R drop(
Iterable<T> iterable, int count, R targetCollection) {
if (count < 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Count must be greater than zero, but was: " + count);
}
Iterator<T> iterator = iterable.iterator();
for (int i = 0; iterator.hasNext(); i++) {
T element = iterator.next();
if (i >= count) {
targetCollection.add(element);
}
}
return targetCollection;
}
