AbstractList.java

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package java.util;

/**
 * A basic implementation of most of the methods in the List interface to make
 * it easier to create a List based on a random-access data structure. If
 * the list is sequential (such as a linked list), use AbstractSequentialList.
 * To create an unmodifiable list, it is only necessary to override the
 * size() and get(int) methods (this contrasts with all other abstract
 * collection classes which require an iterator to be provided). To make the
 * list modifiable, the set(int, Object) method should also be overridden, and
 * to make the list resizable, the add(int, Object) and remove(int) methods
 * should be overridden too. Other methods should be overridden if the
 * backing data structure allows for a more efficient implementation.
 * The precise implementation used by AbstractList is documented, so that
 * subclasses can tell which methods could be implemented more efficiently.
 * <p>
 *
 * As recommended by Collection and List, the subclass should provide at
 * least a no-argument and a Collection constructor. This class is not
 * synchronized.
 *
 * @author Original author unknown
 * @author Bryce McKinlay
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @see Collection
 * @see List
 * @see AbstractSequentialList
 * @see AbstractCollection
 * @see ListIterator
 * @since 1.2
 * @status updated to 1.4
 */
public abstract class AbstractList<E>
  extends AbstractCollection<E>
  implements List<E>
{
  /**
   * A count of the number of structural modifications that have been made to
   * the list (that is, insertions and removals). Structural modifications
   * are ones which change the list size or affect how iterations would
   * behave. This field is available for use by Iterator and ListIterator,
   * in order to throw a {@link ConcurrentModificationException} in response
   * to the next operation on the iterator. This <i>fail-fast</i> behavior
   * saves the user from many subtle bugs otherwise possible from concurrent
   * modification during iteration.
   * <p>
   *
   * To make lists fail-fast, increment this field by just 1 in the
   * <code>add(int, Object)</code> and <code>remove(int)</code> methods.
   * Otherwise, this field may be ignored.
   */
  protected transient int modCount;

  /**
   * The main constructor, for use by subclasses.
   */
  protected AbstractList()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Returns the elements at the specified position in the list.
   *
   * @param index the element to return
   * @return the element at that position
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
   */
  public abstract E get(int index);

  /**
   * Insert an element into the list at a given position (optional operation).
   * This shifts all existing elements from that position to the end one
   * index to the right.  This version of add has no return, since it is
   * assumed to always succeed if there is no exception. This implementation
   * always throws UnsupportedOperationException, and must be overridden to
   * make a modifiable List.  If you want fail-fast iterators, be sure to
   * increment modCount when overriding this.
   *
   * @param index the location to insert the item
   * @param o the object to insert
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
   *         add operation
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt; size()
   * @throws ClassCastException if o cannot be added to this list due to its
   *         type
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if o cannot be added to this list for
   *         some other reason
   * @see #modCount
   */
  public void add(int index, E o)
  {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  /**
   * Add an element to the end of the list (optional operation). If the list
   * imposes restraints on what can be inserted, such as no null elements,
   * this should be documented. This implementation calls
   * <code>add(size(), o);</code>, and will fail if that version does.
   *
   * @param o the object to add
   * @return true, as defined by Collection for a modified list
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
   *         add operation
   * @throws ClassCastException if o cannot be added to this list due to its
   *         type
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if o cannot be added to this list for
   *         some other reason
   * @see #add(int, Object)
   */
  public boolean add(E o)
  {
    add(size(), o);
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Insert the contents of a collection into the list at a given position
   * (optional operation). Shift all elements at that position to the right
   * by the number of elements inserted. This operation is undefined if
   * this list is modified during the operation (for example, if you try
   * to insert a list into itself). This implementation uses the iterator of
   * the collection, repeatedly calling add(int, Object); this will fail
   * if add does. This can often be made more efficient.
   *
   * @param index the location to insert the collection
   * @param c the collection to insert
   * @return true if the list was modified by this action, that is, if c is
   *         non-empty
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
   *         addAll operation
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt; size()
   * @throws ClassCastException if some element of c cannot be added to this
   *         list due to its type
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some element of c cannot be added
   *         to this list for some other reason
   * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
   * @see #add(int, Object)
   */
  public boolean addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> c)
  {
    Iterator<? extends E> itr = c.iterator();
    int size = c.size();
    for (int pos = size; pos > 0; pos--)
      add(index++, itr.next());
    return size > 0;
  }

  /**
   * Clear the list, such that a subsequent call to isEmpty() would return
   * true (optional operation). This implementation calls
   * <code>removeRange(0, size())</code>, so it will fail unless remove
   * or removeRange is overridden.
   *
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
   *         clear operation
   * @see #remove(int)
   * @see #removeRange(int, int)
   */
  public void clear()
  {
    removeRange(0, size());
  }

  /**
   * Test whether this list is equal to another object. A List is defined to be
   * equal to an object if and only if that object is also a List, and the two
   * lists have the same sequence. Two lists l1 and l2 are equal if and only
   * if <code>l1.size() == l2.size()</code>, and for every integer n between 0
   * and <code>l1.size() - 1</code> inclusive, <code>l1.get(n) == null ?
   * l2.get(n) == null : l1.get(n).equals(l2.get(n))</code>.
   * <p>
   *
   * This implementation returns true if the object is this, or false if the
   * object is not a List.  Otherwise, it iterates over both lists (with
   * iterator()), returning false if two elements compare false or one list
   * is shorter, and true if the iteration completes successfully.
   *
   * @param o the object to test for equality with this list
   * @return true if o is equal to this list
   * @see Object#equals(Object)
   * @see #hashCode()
   */
  public boolean equals(Object o)
  {
    if (o == this)
      return true;
    if (! (o instanceof List))
      return false;
    int size = size();
    if (size != ((List) o).size())
      return false;

    Iterator<E> itr1 = iterator();
    Iterator itr2 = ((List) o).iterator();

    while (--size >= 0)
      if (! equals(itr1.next(), itr2.next()))
        return false;
    return true;
  }

  /**
   * Obtains a hash code for this list. In order to obey the general
   * contract of the hashCode method of class Object, this value is
   * calculated as follows:
   *
<pre>hashCode = 1;
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while (i.hasNext())
{
  Object obj = i.next();
  hashCode = 31 * hashCode + (obj == null ? 0 : obj.hashCode());
}</pre>
   *
   * This ensures that the general contract of Object.hashCode() is adhered to.
   *
   * @return the hash code of this list
   *
   * @see Object#hashCode()
   * @see #equals(Object)
   */
  public int hashCode()
  {
    int hashCode = 1;
    Iterator<E> itr = iterator();
    int pos = size();
    while (--pos >= 0)
      hashCode = 31 * hashCode + hashCode(itr.next());
    return hashCode;
  }

  /**
   * Obtain the first index at which a given object is to be found in this
   * list. This implementation follows a listIterator() until a match is found,
   * or returns -1 if the list end is reached.
   *
   * @param o the object to search for
   * @return the least integer n such that <code>o == null ? get(n) == null :
   *         o.equals(get(n))</code>, or -1 if there is no such index
   */
  public int indexOf(Object o)
  {
    ListIterator<E> itr = listIterator();
    int size = size();
    for (int pos = 0; pos < size; pos++)
      if (equals(o, itr.next()))
        return pos;
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Obtain an Iterator over this list, whose sequence is the list order.
   * This implementation uses size(), get(int), and remove(int) of the
   * backing list, and does not support remove unless the list does. This
   * implementation is fail-fast if you correctly maintain modCount.
   * Also, this implementation is specified by Sun to be distinct from
   * listIterator, although you could easily implement it as
   * <code>return listIterator(0)</code>.
   *
   * @return an Iterator over the elements of this list, in order
   * @see #modCount
   */
  public Iterator<E> iterator()
  {
    // Bah, Sun's implementation forbids using listIterator(0).
    return new Iterator<E>()
    {
      private int pos = 0;
      private int size = size();
      private int last = -1;
      private int knownMod = modCount;

      // This will get inlined, since it is private.
      /**
       * Checks for modifications made to the list from
       * elsewhere while iteration is in progress.
       *
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
       *         list has been modified elsewhere.
       */
      private void checkMod()
      {
        if (knownMod != modCount)
          throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      }

      /**
       * Tests to see if there are any more objects to
       * return.
       *
       * @return True if the end of the list has not yet been
       *         reached.
       */
      public boolean hasNext()
      {
        return pos < size;
      }

      /**
       * Retrieves the next object from the list.
       *
       * @return The next object.
       * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are
       *         no more objects to retrieve.
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
       *         list has been modified elsewhere.
       */
      public E next()
      {
        checkMod();
        if (pos == size)
          throw new NoSuchElementException();
        last = pos;
        return get(pos++);
      }

      /**
       * Removes the last object retrieved by <code>next()</code>
       * from the list, if the list supports object removal.
       *
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the list
       *         has been modified elsewhere.
       * @throws IllegalStateException if the iterator is positioned
       *         before the start of the list or the last object has already
       *         been removed.
       * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list does
       *         not support removing elements.
       */
      public void remove()
      {
        checkMod();
        if (last < 0)
          throw new IllegalStateException();
        AbstractList.this.remove(last);
        pos--;
        size--;
        last = -1;
        knownMod = modCount;
      }
    };
  }

  /**
   * Obtain the last index at which a given object is to be found in this
   * list. This implementation grabs listIterator(size()), then searches
   * backwards for a match or returns -1.
   *
   * @return the greatest integer n such that <code>o == null ? get(n) == null
   *         : o.equals(get(n))</code>, or -1 if there is no such index
   */
  public int lastIndexOf(Object o)
  {
    int pos = size();
    ListIterator<E> itr = listIterator(pos);
    while (--pos >= 0)
      if (equals(o, itr.previous()))
        return pos;
    return -1;
  }

  /**
   * Obtain a ListIterator over this list, starting at the beginning. This
   * implementation returns listIterator(0).
   *
   * @return a ListIterator over the elements of this list, in order, starting
   *         at the beginning
   */
  public ListIterator<E> listIterator()
  {
    return listIterator(0);
  }

  /**
   * Obtain a ListIterator over this list, starting at a given position.
   * A first call to next() would return the same as get(index), and a
   * first call to previous() would return the same as get(index - 1).
   * <p>
   *
   * This implementation uses size(), get(int), set(int, Object),
   * add(int, Object), and remove(int) of the backing list, and does not
   * support remove, set, or add unless the list does. This implementation
   * is fail-fast if you correctly maintain modCount.
   *
   * @param index the position, between 0 and size() inclusive, to begin the
   *        iteration from
   * @return a ListIterator over the elements of this list, in order, starting
   *         at index
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt; size()
   * @see #modCount
   */
  public ListIterator<E> listIterator(final int index)
  {
    if (index < 0 || index > size())
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + index + ", Size:"
                                          + size());

    return new ListIterator<E>()
    {
      private int knownMod = modCount;
      private int position = index;
      private int lastReturned = -1;
      private int size = size();

      // This will get inlined, since it is private.
      /**
       * Checks for modifications made to the list from
       * elsewhere while iteration is in progress.
       *
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
       *         list has been modified elsewhere.
       */
      private void checkMod()
      {
        if (knownMod != modCount)
          throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
      }

      /**
       * Tests to see if there are any more objects to
       * return.
       *
       * @return True if the end of the list has not yet been
       *         reached.
       */
      public boolean hasNext()
      {
        return position < size;
      }

      /**
       * Tests to see if there are objects prior to the
       * current position in the list.
       *
       * @return True if objects exist prior to the current
       *         position of the iterator.
       */
      public boolean hasPrevious()
      {
        return position > 0;
      }

      /**
       * Retrieves the next object from the list.
       *
       * @return The next object.
       * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no
       *         more objects to retrieve.
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
       *         list has been modified elsewhere.
       */
      public E next()
      {
        checkMod();
        if (position == size)
          throw new NoSuchElementException();
        lastReturned = position;
        return get(position++);
      }

      /**
       * Retrieves the previous object from the list.
       *
       * @return The next object.
       * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no
       *         previous objects to retrieve.
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
       *         list has been modified elsewhere.
       */
      public E previous()
      {
        checkMod();
        if (position == 0)
          throw new NoSuchElementException();
        lastReturned = --position;
        return get(lastReturned);
      }

      /**
       * Returns the index of the next element in the
       * list, which will be retrieved by <code>next()</code>
       *
       * @return The index of the next element.
       */
      public int nextIndex()
      {
        return position;
      }

      /**
       * Returns the index of the previous element in the
       * list, which will be retrieved by <code>previous()</code>
       *
       * @return The index of the previous element.
       */
      public int previousIndex()
      {
        return position - 1;
      }

     /**
      * Removes the last object retrieved by <code>next()</code>
      * or <code>previous()</code> from the list, if the list
      * supports object removal.
      *
      * @throws IllegalStateException if the iterator is positioned
      *         before the start of the list or the last object has already
      *         been removed.
      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list does
      *         not support removing elements.
      * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the list
      *         has been modified elsewhere.
      */
      public void remove()
      {
        checkMod();
        if (lastReturned < 0)
          throw new IllegalStateException();
        AbstractList.this.remove(lastReturned);
        size--;
        position = lastReturned;
        lastReturned = -1;
        knownMod = modCount;
      }

     /**
      * Replaces the last object retrieved by <code>next()</code>
      * or <code>previous</code> with o, if the list supports object
      * replacement and an add or remove operation has not already
      * been performed.
      *
      * @throws IllegalStateException if the iterator is positioned
      *         before the start of the list or the last object has already
      *         been removed.
      * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list doesn't support
      *         the addition or removal of elements.
      * @throws ClassCastException if the type of o is not a valid type
      *         for this list.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if something else related to o
      *         prevents its addition.
      * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the list
      *         has been modified elsewhere.
      */
      public void set(E o)
      {
        checkMod();
        if (lastReturned < 0)
          throw new IllegalStateException();
        AbstractList.this.set(lastReturned, o);
      }

      /**
       * Adds the supplied object before the element that would be returned
       * by a call to <code>next()</code>, if the list supports addition.
       *
       * @param o The object to add to the list.
       * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list doesn't support
       *         the addition of new elements.
       * @throws ClassCastException if the type of o is not a valid type
       *         for this list.
       * @throws IllegalArgumentException if something else related to o
       *         prevents its addition.
       * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the list
       *         has been modified elsewhere.
       */
      public void add(E o)
      {
        checkMod();
        AbstractList.this.add(position++, o);
        size++;
        lastReturned = -1;
        knownMod = modCount;
      }
    };
  }

  /**
   * Remove the element at a given position in this list (optional operation).
   * Shifts all remaining elements to the left to fill the gap. This
   * implementation always throws an UnsupportedOperationException.
   * If you want fail-fast iterators, be sure to increment modCount when
   * overriding this.
   *
   * @param index the position within the list of the object to remove
   * @return the object that was removed
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
   *         remove operation
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
   * @see #modCount
   */
  public E remove(int index)
  {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  /**
   * Remove a subsection of the list. This is called by the clear and
   * removeRange methods of the class which implements subList, which are
   * difficult for subclasses to override directly. Therefore, this method
   * should be overridden instead by the more efficient implementation, if one
   * exists. Overriding this can reduce quadratic efforts to constant time
   * in some cases!
   * <p>
   *
   * This implementation first checks for illegal or out of range arguments. It
   * then obtains a ListIterator over the list using listIterator(fromIndex).
   * It then calls next() and remove() on this iterator repeatedly, toIndex -
   * fromIndex times.
   *
   * @param fromIndex the index, inclusive, to remove from.
   * @param toIndex the index, exclusive, to remove to.
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list does
   *         not support removing elements.
   */
  protected void removeRange(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
  {
    ListIterator<E> itr = listIterator(fromIndex);
    for (int index = fromIndex; index < toIndex; index++)
      {
        itr.next();
        itr.remove();
      }
  }

  /**
   * Replace an element of this list with another object (optional operation).
   * This implementation always throws an UnsupportedOperationException.
   *
   * @param index the position within this list of the element to be replaced
   * @param o the object to replace it with
   * @return the object that was replaced
   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
   *         set operation
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
   * @throws ClassCastException if o cannot be added to this list due to its
   *         type
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if o cannot be added to this list for
   *         some other reason
   */
  public E set(int index, E o)
  {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
  }

  /**
   * Obtain a List view of a subsection of this list, from fromIndex
   * (inclusive) to toIndex (exclusive). If the two indices are equal, the
   * sublist is empty. The returned list should be modifiable if and only
   * if this list is modifiable. Changes to the returned list should be
   * reflected in this list. If this list is structurally modified in
   * any way other than through the returned list, the result of any subsequent
   * operations on the returned list is undefined.
   * <p>
   *
   * This implementation returns a subclass of AbstractList. It stores, in
   * private fields, the offset and size of the sublist, and the expected
   * modCount of the backing list. If the backing list implements RandomAccess,
   * the sublist will also.
   * <p>
   *
   * The subclass's <code>set(int, Object)</code>, <code>get(int)</code>,
   * <code>add(int, Object)</code>, <code>remove(int)</code>,
   * <code>addAll(int, Collection)</code> and
   * <code>removeRange(int, int)</code> methods all delegate to the
   * corresponding methods on the backing abstract list, after
   * bounds-checking the index and adjusting for the offset. The
   * <code>addAll(Collection c)</code> method merely returns addAll(size, c).
   * The <code>listIterator(int)</code> method returns a "wrapper object"
   * over a list iterator on the backing list, which is created with the
   * corresponding method on the backing list. The <code>iterator()</code>
   * method merely returns listIterator(), and the <code>size()</code> method
   * merely returns the subclass's size field.
   * <p>
   *
   * All methods first check to see if the actual modCount of the backing
   * list is equal to its expected value, and throw a
   * ConcurrentModificationException if it is not.
   *
   * @param fromIndex the index that the returned list should start from
   *        (inclusive)
   * @param toIndex the index that the returned list should go to (exclusive)
   * @return a List backed by a subsection of this list
   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if fromIndex &lt; 0
   *         || toIndex &gt; size()
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if fromIndex &gt; toIndex
   * @see ConcurrentModificationException
   * @see RandomAccess
   */
  public List<E> subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
  {
    // This follows the specification of AbstractList, but is inconsistent
    // with the one in List. Don't you love Sun's inconsistencies?
    if (fromIndex > toIndex)
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(fromIndex + " > " + toIndex);
    if (fromIndex < 0 || toIndex > size())
      throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException();

    if (this instanceof RandomAccess)
      return new RandomAccessSubList<E>(this, fromIndex, toIndex);
    return new SubList<E>(this, fromIndex, toIndex);
  }

  /**
   * This class follows the implementation requirements set forth in
   * {@link AbstractList#subList(int, int)}. It matches Sun's implementation
   * by using a non-public top-level class in the same package.
   *
   * @author Original author unknown
   * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
   */
  private static class SubList<E> extends AbstractList<E>
  {
    // Package visible, for use by iterator.
    /** The original list. */
    final AbstractList<E> backingList;
    /** The index of the first element of the sublist. */
    final int offset;
    /** The size of the sublist. */
    int size;

    /**
     * Construct the sublist.
     *
     * @param backing the list this comes from
     * @param fromIndex the lower bound, inclusive
     * @param toIndex the upper bound, exclusive
     */
    SubList(AbstractList<E> backing, int fromIndex, int toIndex)
    {
      backingList = backing;
      modCount = backing.modCount;
      offset = fromIndex;
      size = toIndex - fromIndex;
    }

    /**
     * This method checks the two modCount fields to ensure that there has
     * not been a concurrent modification, returning if all is okay.
     *
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     */
    // This can be inlined. Package visible, for use by iterator.
    void checkMod()
    {
      if (modCount != backingList.modCount)
        throw new ConcurrentModificationException();
    }

    /**
     * This method checks that a value is between 0 and size (inclusive). If
     * it is not, an exception is thrown.
     *
     * @param index the value to check
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt; size()
     */
    // This will get inlined, since it is private.
    private void checkBoundsInclusive(int index)
    {
      if (index < 0 || index > size)
        throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + index + ", Size:"
                                            + size);
    }

    /**
     * This method checks that a value is between 0 (inclusive) and size
     * (exclusive). If it is not, an exception is thrown.
     *
     * @param index the value to check
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
     */
    // This will get inlined, since it is private.
    private void checkBoundsExclusive(int index)
    {
      if (index < 0 || index >= size)
        throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("Index: " + index + ", Size:"
                                            + size);
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to return the private field size.
     *
     * @return the sublist size
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     */
    public int size()
    {
      checkMod();
      return size;
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to delegate to the backing list.
     *
     * @param index the location to modify
     * @param o the new value
     * @return the old value
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the backing list does not
     *         support the set operation
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
     * @throws ClassCastException if o cannot be added to the backing list due
     *         to its type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if o cannot be added to the backing list
     *         for some other reason
     */
    public E set(int index, E o)
    {
      checkMod();
      checkBoundsExclusive(index);
      return backingList.set(index + offset, o);
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to delegate to the backing list.
     *
     * @param index the location to get from
     * @return the object at that location
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
     */
    public E get(int index)
    {
      checkMod();
      checkBoundsExclusive(index);
      return backingList.get(index + offset);
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to delegate to the backing list.
     *
     * @param index the index to insert at
     * @param o the object to add
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt; size()
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the backing list does not
     *         support the add operation.
     * @throws ClassCastException if o cannot be added to the backing list due
     *         to its type.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if o cannot be added to the backing
     *         list for some other reason.
     */
    public void add(int index, E o)
    {
      checkMod();
      checkBoundsInclusive(index);
      backingList.add(index + offset, o);
      size++;
      modCount = backingList.modCount;
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to delegate to the backing list.
     *
     * @param index the index to remove
     * @return the removed object
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the backing list does not
     *         support the remove operation
     */
    public E remove(int index)
    {
      checkMod();
      checkBoundsExclusive(index);
      E o = backingList.remove(index + offset);
      size--;
      modCount = backingList.modCount;
      return o;
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to delegate to the backing list.
     * This does no bounds checking, as it assumes it will only be called
     * by trusted code like clear() which has already checked the bounds.
     *
     * @param fromIndex the lower bound, inclusive
     * @param toIndex the upper bound, exclusive
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the backing list does
     *         not support removing elements.
     */
    protected void removeRange(int fromIndex, int toIndex)
    {
      checkMod();

      backingList.removeRange(offset + fromIndex, offset + toIndex);
      size -= toIndex - fromIndex;
      modCount = backingList.modCount;
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to delegate to the backing list.
     *
     * @param index the location to insert at
     * @param c the collection to insert
     * @return true if this list was modified, in other words, c is non-empty
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if index &lt; 0 || index &gt; size()
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
     *         addAll operation
     * @throws ClassCastException if some element of c cannot be added to this
     *         list due to its type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some element of c cannot be added
     *         to this list for some other reason
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
     */
    public boolean addAll(int index, Collection<? extends E> c)
    {
      checkMod();
      checkBoundsInclusive(index);
      int csize = c.size();
      boolean result = backingList.addAll(offset + index, c);
      size += csize;
      modCount = backingList.modCount;
      return result;
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to return addAll(size, c).
     *
     * @param c the collection to insert
     * @return true if this list was modified, in other words, c is non-empty
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this list does not support the
     *         addAll operation
     * @throws ClassCastException if some element of c cannot be added to this
     *         list due to its type
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some element of c cannot be added
     *         to this list for some other reason
     * @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection is null
     */
    public boolean addAll(Collection<? extends E> c)
    {
      return addAll(size, c);
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to return listIterator().
     *
     * @return an iterator over the sublist
     */
    public Iterator<E> iterator()
    {
      return listIterator();
    }

    /**
     * Specified by AbstractList.subList to return a wrapper around the
     * backing list's iterator.
     *
     * @param index the start location of the iterator
     * @return a list iterator over the sublist
     * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the backing list has been
     *         modified externally to this sublist
     * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the value is out of range
     */
    public ListIterator<E> listIterator(final int index)
    {
      checkMod();
      checkBoundsInclusive(index);

      return new ListIterator<E>()
        {
          private final ListIterator<E> i
            = backingList.listIterator(index + offset);
          private int position = index;

          /**
           * Tests to see if there are any more objects to
           * return.
           *
           * @return True if the end of the list has not yet been
           *         reached.
           */
          public boolean hasNext()
          {
              return position < size;
          }

          /**
           * Tests to see if there are objects prior to the
           * current position in the list.
           *
           * @return True if objects exist prior to the current
           *         position of the iterator.
           */
          public boolean hasPrevious()
          {
              return position > 0;
          }

          /**
           * Retrieves the next object from the list.
           *
           * @return The next object.
           * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no
           *         more objects to retrieve.
           * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
           *         list has been modified elsewhere.
           */
          public E next()
          {
              if (position == size)
                throw new NoSuchElementException();
              position++;
              return i.next();
          }

          /**
           * Retrieves the previous object from the list.
           *
           * @return The next object.
           * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no
           *         previous objects to retrieve.
           * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the
           *         list has been modified elsewhere.
           */
          public E previous()
          {
              if (position == 0)
                throw new NoSuchElementException();
              position--;
              return i.previous();
          }

          /**
           * Returns the index of the next element in the
           * list, which will be retrieved by <code>next()</code>
           *
           * @return The index of the next element.
           */
          public int nextIndex()
          {
              return i.nextIndex() - offset;
          }

          /**
           * Returns the index of the previous element in the
           * list, which will be retrieved by <code>previous()</code>
           *
           * @return The index of the previous element.
           */
          public int previousIndex()
          {
              return i.previousIndex() - offset;
          }

          /**
           * Removes the last object retrieved by <code>next()</code>
           * from the list, if the list supports object removal.
           *
           * @throws IllegalStateException if the iterator is positioned
           *         before the start of the list or the last object has already
           *         been removed.
           * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list does
           *         not support removing elements.
           */
          public void remove()
          {
              i.remove();
              size--;
              position = nextIndex();
              modCount = backingList.modCount;
          }


          /**
           * Replaces the last object retrieved by <code>next()</code>
           * or <code>previous</code> with o, if the list supports object
           * replacement and an add or remove operation has not already
           * been performed.
           *
           * @throws IllegalStateException if the iterator is positioned
           *         before the start of the list or the last object has already
           *         been removed.
           * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list doesn't support
           *         the addition or removal of elements.
           * @throws ClassCastException if the type of o is not a valid type
           *         for this list.
           * @throws IllegalArgumentException if something else related to o
           *         prevents its addition.
           * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the list
           *         has been modified elsewhere.
           */
          public void set(E o)
          {
              i.set(o);
          }

          /**
           * Adds the supplied object before the element that would be returned
           * by a call to <code>next()</code>, if the list supports addition.
           *
           * @param o The object to add to the list.
           * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the list doesn't support
           *         the addition of new elements.
           * @throws ClassCastException if the type of o is not a valid type
           *         for this list.
           * @throws IllegalArgumentException if something else related to o
           *         prevents its addition.
           * @throws ConcurrentModificationException if the list
           *         has been modified elsewhere.
           */
          public void add(E o)
          {
              i.add(o);
              size++;
              position++;
              modCount = backingList.modCount;
          }

          // Here is the reason why the various modCount fields are mostly
          // ignored in this wrapper listIterator.
          // If the backing listIterator is failfast, then the following holds:
          //   Using any other method on this list will call a corresponding
          //   method on the backing list *after* the backing listIterator
          //   is created, which will in turn cause a ConcurrentModException
          //   when this listIterator comes to use the backing one. So it is
          //   implicitly failfast.
          // If the backing listIterator is NOT failfast, then the whole of
          //   this list isn't failfast, because the modCount field of the
          //   backing list is not valid. It would still be *possible* to
          //   make the iterator failfast wrt modifications of the sublist
          //   only, but somewhat pointless when the list can be changed under
          //   us.
          // Either way, no explicit handling of modCount is needed.
          // However modCount = backingList.modCount must be executed in add
          // and remove, and size must also be updated in these two methods,
          // since they do not go through the corresponding methods of the subList.
        };
    }
  } // class SubList

  /**
   * This class is a RandomAccess version of SubList, as required by
   * {@link AbstractList#subList(int, int)}.
   *
   * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
   */
  private static final class RandomAccessSubList<E> extends SubList<E>
    implements RandomAccess
  {
    /**
     * Construct the sublist.
     *
     * @param backing the list this comes from
     * @param fromIndex the lower bound, inclusive
     * @param toIndex the upper bound, exclusive
     */
    RandomAccessSubList(AbstractList<E> backing, int fromIndex, int toIndex)
    {
      super(backing, fromIndex, toIndex);
    }
  } // class RandomAccessSubList

} // class AbstractList