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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;
    018
    019import java.util.ListIterator;
    020
    021import org.apache.commons.collections4.ResettableListIterator;
    022
    023/**
    024 * Provides an implementation of an empty list iterator.
    025 * <p>
    026 * This class provides an implementation of an empty list iterator. This class
    027 * provides for binary compatibility between Commons Collections 2.1.1 and 3.1
    028 * due to issues with {@code IteratorUtils}.
    029 * </p>
    030 *
    031 * @param <E> the type of elements returned by this iterator.
    032 * @since 2.1.1 and 3.1
    033 */
    034public class EmptyListIterator<E> extends AbstractEmptyIterator<E> implements ResettableListIterator<E> {
    035
    036    /**
    037     * Singleton instance of the iterator.
    038     *
    039     * @since 3.1
    040     */
    041    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    042    public static final ResettableListIterator RESETTABLE_INSTANCE = new EmptyListIterator<>();
    043
    044    /**
    045     * Singleton instance of the iterator.
    046     *
    047     * @since 2.1.1 and 3.1
    048     */
    049    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    050    public static final ListIterator INSTANCE = RESETTABLE_INSTANCE;
    051
    052    /**
    053     * Gets a typed instance of the iterator.
    054     *
    055     * @param <E> the element type
    056     * @return {@link ListIterator}&lt;E&gt;
    057     */
    058    public static <E> ListIterator<E> emptyListIterator() {
    059        return INSTANCE;
    060    }
    061
    062    /**
    063     * Gets a typed instance of the iterator.
    064     *
    065     * @param <E> the element type
    066     * @return {@link ResettableListIterator}&lt;E&gt;
    067     */
    068    public static <E> ResettableListIterator<E> resettableEmptyListIterator() {
    069        return RESETTABLE_INSTANCE;
    070    }
    071
    072    /**
    073     * Constructs a new instance.
    074     */
    075    protected EmptyListIterator() {
    076    }
    077
    078}