AbstractUntypedIteratorDecorator.java

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package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.Objects;

/**
 * Provides basic behavior for decorating an iterator with extra functionality without committing the generic type of the Iterator implementation.
 * <p>
 * All methods are forwarded to the decorated iterator.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <I> the type of the iterator being decorated.
 * @param <O> the type of elements returned by this iterator.
 *
 * @since 4.0
 */
public abstract class AbstractUntypedIteratorDecorator<I, O> implements Iterator<O> {

    /** The iterator being decorated */
    private final Iterator<I> iterator;

    /**
     * Create a new AbstractUntypedIteratorDecorator.
     *
     * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
     * @throws NullPointerException if the iterator is null
     */
    protected AbstractUntypedIteratorDecorator(final Iterator<I> iterator) {
        this.iterator = Objects.requireNonNull(iterator, "iterator");
    }

    /**
     * Gets the iterator being decorated.
     *
     * @return the decorated iterator
     */
    protected Iterator<I> getIterator() {
        return iterator;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {
        return iterator.hasNext();
    }

    @Override
    public void remove() {
        iterator.remove();
    }

}