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package ghidra.program.model.address;

import java.util.Iterator;

import util.CollectionUtils;

/**
 * <p>AddressIterator is used to iterate over some set of addresses.
 *
 * <p>Note: The next and previous methods return <i>Address</i>s.
 * </p>
 *
 * @version 2000-02-16
 * @see CollectionUtils#asIterable
 */

public interface AddressIterator extends Iterator<Address>, Iterable<Address> {

	public static final AddressIterator EMPTY_ITERATOR = new AddressIterator() {

		@Override
		public boolean hasNext() {
			return false;
		}

		@Override
		public Address next() {
			return null;
		}

		@Override
		public Iterator<Address> iterator() {
			return this;
		}

	};

	/**
	 * Get the next address.
	 * <P>NOTE: This deviates from the standard {@link Iterator} interface
	 * by returning null instead of throwing an exception.
	 * @return the next address in the iteration.
	 */
	@Override
	public Address next();

	/**
	 * Checks if there is a next address in the iteration.
	 * 
	 * @return true if there is a next address.
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean hasNext();

}
