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package org.eclipse.collections.api;

PrimitiveIterable includes API that is common to all primitive collections.
Since:
3.0/**
 * PrimitiveIterable includes API that is common to all primitive collections.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface PrimitiveIterable
{
    
Returns the number of items in this iterable.
Since:
3.0/**
     * Returns the number of items in this iterable.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    int size();

    
Returns true if this iterable has zero items.
Since:
3.0/**
     * Returns true if this iterable has zero items.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default boolean isEmpty()
    {
        return this.size() == 0;
    }

    
The English equivalent of !this.isEmpty()
Since:
3.0/**
     * The English equivalent of !this.isEmpty()
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default boolean notEmpty()
    {
        return this.size() != 0;
    }

    
Returns a string with the elements of this iterable separated by commas with spaces and
enclosed in square brackets.

Assert.assertEquals("[]", IntLists.mutable.empty().toString());
Assert.assertEquals("[1]", IntLists.mutable.with(1).toString());
Assert.assertEquals("[1, 2, 3]", IntLists.mutable.with(1, 2, 3).toString());

See Also:
AbstractCollection.toString()
Returns:
a string representation of this PrimitiveIterable/**
     * Returns a string with the elements of this iterable separated by commas with spaces and
     * enclosed in square brackets.
     * <p>
     * <pre>
     * Assert.assertEquals("[]", IntLists.mutable.empty().toString());
     * Assert.assertEquals("[1]", IntLists.mutable.with(1).toString());
     * Assert.assertEquals("[1, 2, 3]", IntLists.mutable.with(1, 2, 3).toString());
     * </pre>
     *
     * @return a string representation of this PrimitiveIterable
     * @see java.util.AbstractCollection#toString()
     */
    @Override
    String toString();

    
Returns a string representation of this collection by delegating to makeString(String) and defaulting the separator parameter to the characters ", " (comma and space).
Returns:
a string representation of this collection.
Since:
3.0/**
     * Returns a string representation of this collection by delegating to {@link #makeString(String)} and defaulting
     * the separator parameter to the characters <tt>", "</tt> (comma and space).
     *
     * @return a string representation of this collection.
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default String makeString()
    {
        return this.makeString(", ");
    }

    
Returns a string representation of this collection by delegating to makeString(String, String, String) and defaulting the start and end parameters to "" (the empty String).
Returns:
a string representation of this collection.
Since:
3.0/**
     * Returns a string representation of this collection by delegating to {@link #makeString(String, String, String)}
     * and defaulting the start and end parameters to <tt>""</tt> (the empty String).
     *
     * @return a string representation of this collection.
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default String makeString(String separator)
    {
        return this.makeString("", separator, "");
    }

    
Returns a string representation of this collection with the elements separated by the specified
separator and enclosed between the start and end strings.
Returns:
a string representation of this collection.
Since:
3.0/**
     * Returns a string representation of this collection with the elements separated by the specified
     * separator and enclosed between the start and end strings.
     *
     * @return a string representation of this collection.
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default String makeString(String start, String separator, String end)
    {
        Appendable stringBuilder = new StringBuilder();
        this.appendString(stringBuilder, start, separator, end);
        return stringBuilder.toString();
    }

    
Prints a string representation of this collection onto the given Appendable. Prints the string returned by makeString(). 
Since:
3.0/**
     * Prints a string representation of this collection onto the given {@code Appendable}.  Prints the string returned
     * by {@link #makeString()}.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default void appendString(Appendable appendable)
    {
        this.appendString(appendable, ", ");
    }

    
Prints a string representation of this collection onto the given Appendable. Prints the string returned by makeString(String). 
Since:
3.0/**
     * Prints a string representation of this collection onto the given {@code Appendable}.  Prints the string returned
     * by {@link #makeString(String)}.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    default void appendString(Appendable appendable, String separator)
    {
        this.appendString(appendable, "", separator, "");
    }

    
Prints a string representation of this collection onto the given Appendable. Prints the string returned by makeString(String, String, String). 
Since:
3.0/**
     * Prints a string representation of this collection onto the given {@code Appendable}.  Prints the string returned
     * by {@link #makeString(String, String, String)}.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    void appendString(Appendable appendable, String start, String separator, String end);
}