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+package jalview.datamodel;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * An iterator which iterates over regions in a range. Works with a copy of the
+ * collection of regions.
+ */
+public class RangeIterator implements Iterator<int[]>
+{
+ // current index in regionsList
+ private int currentPosition = 0;
+
+ // current column in regionsList
+ private int[] currentRegion;
+
+ // local copy or reference to regionsList
+ private List<int[]> localRegions;
+
+ /**
+ * Unbounded constructor
+ *
+ * @param regionsList
+ * list of regions to iterate over
+ */
+ RangeIterator(List<int[]> regionsList)
+ {
+ if (!regionsList.isEmpty())
+ {
+ int last = regionsList.get(regionsList.size() - 1)[1];
+ init(0, last, regionsList);
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ init(0, 0, regionsList);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Construct an iterator over regionsList bounded at [lowerBound,upperBound]
+ *
+ * @param lowerBound
+ * lower bound to iterate from
+ * @param upperBound
+ * upper bound to iterate to
+ * @param regionsList
+ * list of regions to iterate over
+ */
+ RangeIterator(int lowerBound, int upperBound,
+ List<int[]> regionsList)
+ {
+ init(lowerBound, upperBound, regionsList);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Construct an iterator over regionsList bounded at [lowerBound,upperBound]
+ *
+ * @param lowerBound
+ * lower bound to iterate from
+ * @param upperBound
+ * upper bound to iterate to
+ */
+ private void init(int lowerBound, int upperBound,
+ List<int[]> regionsList)
+ {
+ int start = lowerBound;
+ int end = upperBound;
+
+ if (regionsList != null)
+ {
+ localRegions = new ArrayList<>();
+
+ // iterate until a region overlaps with [start,end]
+ int i = 0;
+ while ((i < regionsList.size()) && (regionsList.get(i)[1] < start))
+ {
+ i++;
+ }
+
+ // iterate from start to end, adding each region. Positions are
+ // absolute, and all regions which *overlap* [start,end] are added.
+ while (i < regionsList.size() && (regionsList.get(i)[0] <= end))
+ {
+ int[] rh = regionsList.get(i);
+ int[] cp = new int[2];
+ System.arraycopy(rh, 0, cp, 0, rh.length);
+ localRegions.add(cp);
+ i++;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public boolean hasNext()
+ {
+ return (localRegions != null) && (currentPosition < localRegions.size());
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public int[] next()
+ {
+ currentRegion = localRegions.get(currentPosition);
+ currentPosition++;
+ return currentRegion;
+ }
+
+ @Override
+ public void remove()
+ {
+ localRegions.remove(--currentPosition);
+ }
+}