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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2008 The Guava Authors
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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     15  */
     16 
     17 package com.google.common.collect;
     18 
     19 import com.google.common.annotations.GwtCompatible;
     20 
     21 import java.util.Iterator;
     22 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
     23 
     24 /**
     25  * An iterator that supports a one-element lookahead while iterating.
     26  *
     27  * @author Mick Killianey
     28  * @since 2.0 (imported from Google Collections Library)
     29  */
     30 @GwtCompatible
     31 public interface PeekingIterator<E> extends Iterator<E> {
     32   /**
     33    * Returns the next element in the iteration, without advancing the iteration.
     34    *
     35    * <p>Calls to {@code peek()} should not change the state of the iteration,
     36    * except that it <i>may</i> prevent removal of the most recent element via
     37    * {@link #remove()}.
     38    *
     39    * @throws NoSuchElementException if the iteration has no more elements
     40    *     according to {@link #hasNext()}
     41    */
     42   E peek();
     43 
     44   /**
     45    * {@inheritDoc}
     46    *
     47    * <p>The objects returned by consecutive calls to {@link #peek()} then {@link
     48    * #next()} are guaranteed to be equal to each other.
     49    */
     50   @Override
     51   E next();
     52 
     53   /**
     54    * {@inheritDoc}
     55    *
     56    * <p>Implementations may or may not support removal when a call to {@link
     57    * #peek()} has occurred since the most recent call to {@link #next()}.
     58    *
     59    * @throws IllegalStateException if there has been a call to {@link #peek()}
     60    *     since the most recent call to {@link #next()} and this implementation
     61    *     does not support this sequence of calls (optional)
     62    */
     63   @Override
     64   void remove();
     65 }
     66