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17 package org.apache.commons.collections.iterators;
18
19 import java.util.Iterator;
20
21 import org.apache.commons.collections.functors.UniquePredicate;
22
23 /**
24 * A FilterIterator which only returns "unique" Objects. Internally,
25 * the Iterator maintains a Set of objects it has already encountered,
26 * and duplicate Objects are skipped.
27 *
28 * @since 2.1
29 * @version $Id: UniqueFilterIterator.java 1429905 2013-01-07 17:15:14Z ggregory $
30 */
31 public class UniqueFilterIterator<E> extends FilterIterator<E> {
32
33 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
34
35 /**
36 * Constructs a new <code>UniqueFilterIterator</code>.
37 *
38 * @param iterator the iterator to use
39 */
40 public UniqueFilterIterator(final Iterator<E> iterator) {
41 super(iterator, UniquePredicate.uniquePredicate());
42 }
43
44 }