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18  
19  package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util;
20  
21  import java.util.ArrayList;
22  import java.util.Collections;
23  import java.util.List;
24  
25  import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
26  
27  /**
28   * Utility methods for Iterable including null-safe handlers.
29   */
30  @InterfaceAudience.Private
31  public class IterableUtils {
32  
33    private static final List<Object> EMPTY_LIST = Collections
34        .unmodifiableList(new ArrayList<Object>(0));
35  
36    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
37    public static <T> Iterable<T> nullSafe(Iterable<T> in) {
38      if (in == null) {
39        return (List<T>) EMPTY_LIST;
40      }
41      return in;
42    }
43  
44  }