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017package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;
018
019import org.apache.commons.collections4.OrderedIterator;
020
021/**
022 * Provides an implementation of an empty ordered iterator.
023 *
024 * @param <E> the type of elements returned by this iterator.
025 * @since 3.1
026 */
027public class EmptyOrderedIterator<E> extends AbstractEmptyIterator<E>
028        implements OrderedIterator<E> {
029
030    /**
031     * Singleton instance of the iterator.
032     *
033     * @since 3.1
034     */
035    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
036    public static final OrderedIterator INSTANCE = new EmptyOrderedIterator<>();
037
038    /**
039     * Typed instance of the iterator.
040     *
041     * @param <E> the element type
042     * @return OrderedIterator&lt;E&gt;
043     */
044    public static <E> OrderedIterator<E> emptyOrderedIterator() {
045        return INSTANCE;
046    }
047
048    /**
049     * Constructs a new instance.
050     */
051    protected EmptyOrderedIterator() {
052    }
053
054}