/**

  * Distribution License:

  * JSword is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under

  * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later

  * as published by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed

  * in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even

  * the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  * See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

  *

  * The License is available on the internet at:

  *      http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lgpl.html

  * or by writing to:

  *      Free Software Foundation, Inc.

  *      59 Temple Place - Suite 330

  *      Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA

  *

  * © CrossWire Bible Society, 2005 - 2016

  *

  */

 package org.crosswire.common.util;

 import java.util.Iterator;

 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

 /**

  * An <code>EmptyIterator</code> is an <code>Iterator</code> that iterates over

  * nothing.

  * 

  * @param <E> The type of the element that this empty iterator will never return.

  * @see gnu.lgpl.License The GNU Lesser General Public License for details.

  * @author DM Smith

  */

 public class EmptyIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {

     /**

      * Construct an <code>EmptyIterator</code>.

      */

     public EmptyIterator() {

     }

     /* (non-Javadoc)

      * @see java.util.Iterator#remove()

      */

     public void remove() {

         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();

     }

     /* (non-Javadoc)

      * @see java.util.Iterator#hasNext()

      */

     public boolean hasNext() {

         return false;

     }

     /* (non-Javadoc)

      * @see java.util.Iterator#next()

      */

     public E next() {

         throw new NoSuchElementException();

     }

 }