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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4;
    018
    019/**
    020 * Defines an iterator that operates over an ordered {@code Map}.
    021 * <p>
    022 * This iterator allows both forward and reverse iteration through the map.
    023 * </p>
    024 *
    025 * @param <K> the type of the keys in the map
    026 * @param <V> the type of the values in the map
    027 * @since 3.0
    028 */
    029public interface OrderedMapIterator<K, V> extends MapIterator<K, V>, OrderedIterator<K> {
    030
    031    /**
    032     * Checks to see if there is a previous entry that can be iterated to.
    033     *
    034     * @return {@code true} if the iterator has a previous element
    035     */
    036    @Override
    037    boolean hasPrevious();
    038
    039    /**
    040     * Gets the previous <em>key</em> from the {@code Map}.
    041     *
    042     * @return the previous key in the iteration
    043     * @throws java.util.NoSuchElementException if the iteration is finished
    044     */
    045    @Override
    046    K previous();
    047
    048}