source: branches/RemoveBackwardsCompatibility/HeuristicLab.ExtLibs/HeuristicLab.ProtobufCS/2.4.1/ProtobufCS/src/ProtocolBuffers/Collections/Lists.cs

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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace Google.ProtocolBuffers.Collections
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Utility non-generic class for calling into Lists{T} using type inference.
    /// </summary>
    public static class Lists
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a read-only view of the specified list.
        /// </summary>
        public static IList<T> AsReadOnly<T>(IList<T> list)
        {
            return Lists<T>.AsReadOnly(list);
        }

        public static bool Equals<T>(IList<T> left, IList<T> right)
        {
            if (left == right)
            {
                return true;
            }
            if (left == null || right == null)
            {
                return false;
            }
            if (left.Count != right.Count)
            {
                return false;
            }
            IEqualityComparer<T> comparer = EqualityComparer<T>.Default;
            for (int i = 0; i < left.Count; i++)
            {
                if (!comparer.Equals(left[i], right[i]))
                {
                    return false;
                }
            }
            return true;
        }

        public static int GetHashCode<T>(IList<T> list)
        {
            int hash = 31;
            foreach (T element in list)
            {
                hash = hash*29 + element.GetHashCode();
            }
            return hash;
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Utility class for dealing with lists.
    /// </summary>
    public static class Lists<T>
    {
        private static readonly ReadOnlyCollection<T> empty = new ReadOnlyCollection<T>(new T[0]);

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns an immutable empty list.
        /// </summary>
        public static ReadOnlyCollection<T> Empty
        {
            get { return empty; }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns either the original reference if it's already read-only,
        /// or a new ReadOnlyCollection wrapping the original list.
        /// </summary>
        public static IList<T> AsReadOnly(IList<T> list)
        {
            return list.IsReadOnly ? list : new ReadOnlyCollection<T>(list);
        }
    }
}