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//package com.java2s;

import java.util.Iterator;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts a collection of objects into a human readable list. Conjunction defaults to
     * "and". Example
     * ["item1"] = "item1"
     * ["item1","item2"] = "item1 and item2"
     * ["item1","item2","item3"] = "item1, item2 and item3"
     * @param iterable a collection of LabelValue objects
     * @return a string representing a human readable list.
     */
    public static String toSentence(Iterable<?> iterable) {
        return toSentence(iterable, "and");
    }

    /**
     * Converts a collection of objects into a human readable list. For example
     * ["item1"] = "item1"
     * ["item1","item2"] = "item1 and item2"
     * ["item1","item2","item3"] = "item1, item2 and item3"
     * @param iterable a collection of LabelValue objects
     * @param conjunction the conjunction for the sentence (eg "and", "or", "nor")
     * @return a string representing a human readable list.
     */
    public static String toSentence(Iterable<?> iterable, String conjunction) {
        if (iterable == null) {
            return null;
        }

        StringBuilder sentence = new StringBuilder();

        boolean firstItem = true;

        for (Iterator<?> it = iterable.iterator(); it.hasNext();) {
            Object label = it.next();

            if (!firstItem) {
                sentence.append(it.hasNext() ? "," : " " + conjunction).append(' ');
            } else {
                firstItem = false;
            }

            sentence.append(label);
        }

        return sentence.toString();
    }
}