package db

func IteratePrefix(db DB, prefix []byte) Iterator {
	var start, end []byte
	if len(prefix) == 0 {
		start = BeginningKey()
		end = EndingKey()
	} else {
		start = cp(prefix)
		end = cpIncr(prefix)
	}
	return db.Iterator(start, end)
}

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func cp(bz []byte) (ret []byte) {
	ret = make([]byte, len(bz))
	copy(ret, bz)
	return ret
}

// CONTRACT: len(bz) > 0
func cpIncr(bz []byte) (ret []byte) {
	ret = cp(bz)
	for i := len(bz) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
		if ret[i] < byte(0xFF) {
			ret[i] += 1
			return
		} else {
			ret[i] = byte(0x00)
		}
	}
	return EndingKey()
}