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package org.apache.commons.collections.iterators;

import java.util.Iterator;

/** 
 * Provides basic behaviour for decorating an iterator with extra functionality.
 * <p>
 * All methods are forwarded to the decorated iterator.
 *
 * @since Commons Collections 3.0
 * @version $Revision: 1.4 $ $Date: 2004/02/18 00:59:50 $
 * 
 * @author James Strachan
 * @author Stephen Colebourne
 */
public class AbstractIteratorDecorator implements Iterator {

    /** The iterator being decorated */
    protected final Iterator iterator;

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    /**
     * Constructor that decorates the specified iterator.
     *
     * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate, must not be null
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the collection is null
     */
    public AbstractIteratorDecorator(Iterator iterator) {
        super();
        if (iterator == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Iterator must not be null");
        }
        this.iterator = iterator;
    }

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

    //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
    public boolean hasNext() {
        return iterator.hasNext();
    }

    public Object next() {
        return iterator.next();
    }

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

}