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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;
    018
    019import java.util.Iterator;
    020
    021import org.apache.commons.collections4.ResettableIterator;
    022
    023/**
    024 * Provides an implementation of an empty iterator.
    025 * <p>
    026 * This class provides an implementation of an empty iterator.
    027 * This class provides for binary compatibility between Commons Collections
    028 * 2.1.1 and 3.1 due to issues with <code>IteratorUtils</code>.
    029 *
    030 * @since 2.1.1 and 3.1
    031 */
    032public class EmptyIterator<E> extends AbstractEmptyIterator<E> implements ResettableIterator<E> {
    033
    034    /**
    035     * Singleton instance of the iterator.
    036     * @since 3.1
    037     */
    038    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    039    public static final ResettableIterator RESETTABLE_INSTANCE = new EmptyIterator<>();
    040
    041    /**
    042     * Singleton instance of the iterator.
    043     * @since 2.1.1 and 3.1
    044     */
    045    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    046    public static final Iterator INSTANCE = RESETTABLE_INSTANCE;
    047
    048    /**
    049     * Get a typed resettable empty iterator instance.
    050     * @param <E> the element type
    051     * @return ResettableIterator&lt;E&gt;
    052     */
    053    public static <E> ResettableIterator<E> resettableEmptyIterator() {
    054        return RESETTABLE_INSTANCE;
    055    }
    056
    057    /**
    058     * Get a typed empty iterator instance.
    059     * @param <E> the element type
    060     * @return Iterator&lt;E&gt;
    061     */
    062    public static <E> Iterator<E> emptyIterator() {
    063        return INSTANCE;
    064    }
    065
    066    /**
    067     * Constructor.
    068     */
    069    protected EmptyIterator() {
    070        super();
    071    }
    072
    073}