/* ===========================================================
 * JFreeChart : a free chart library for the Java(tm) platform
 * ===========================================================
 *
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2004, by Object Refinery Limited and Contributors.
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 *
 * -------------------------
 * LegendItemCollection.java
 * -------------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2002-2004, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: LegendItemCollection.java,v 1.4 2004/01/03 03:47:12 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes
 * -------
 * 07-Feb-2002 : Version 1 (DG);
 * 24-Sep-2002 : Added get(int) and getItemCount() methods (DG);
 * 02-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.chart;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A collection of legend items.
 *
 * @author David Gilbert
 */
public class LegendItemCollection {

    /** Storage for the legend items. */
    private List items;

    /**
     * Constructs a new legend item collection, initially empty.
     */
    public LegendItemCollection() {
        this.items = new java.util.ArrayList();
    }

    /**
     * Adds a legend item to the collection.
     *
     * @param item  the item to add.
     */
    public void add(LegendItem item) {
        this.items.add(item);
    }

    /**
     * Adds the legend items from another collection to this collection.
     *
     * @param collection  the other collection.
     */
    public void addAll(LegendItemCollection collection) {
        this.items.addAll(collection.items);
    }

    /**
     * Returns a legend item from the collection.
     *
     * @param index  the legend item index (zero-based).
     *
     * @return the legend item.
     */
    public LegendItem get(int index) {
        return (LegendItem) this.items.get(index);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of legend items in the collection.
     *
     * @return the item count.
     */
    public int getItemCount() {
        return items.size();
    }

    /**
     * Returns an iterator that provides access to all the legend items.
     *
     * @return an iterator.
     */
    public Iterator iterator() {
        return items.iterator();
    }

}
