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017    package org.apache.commons.collections.primitives;
018    
019    /**
020     * An iterator over <code>byte</code> values.
021     *
022     * @see org.apache.commons.collections.primitives.adapters.ByteIteratorIterator
023     * @see org.apache.commons.collections.primitives.adapters.IteratorByteIterator
024     *
025     * @since Commons Primitives 1.0
026     * @version $Revision: 480460 $ $Date: 2006-11-29 09:14:21 +0100 (Wed, 29 Nov 2006) $
027     * 
028     * @author Rodney Waldhoff 
029     */
030    public interface ByteIterator {
031        /** 
032         * Returns <code>true</code> iff I have more elements. 
033         * (In other words, returns <code>true</code> iff 
034         * a subsequent call to {@link #next next} will return 
035         * an element rather than throwing an exception.)
036         * 
037         * @return <code>true</code> iff I have more elements
038         */
039        boolean hasNext();
040        
041        /** 
042         * Returns the next element in me.
043         * 
044         * @return the next element in me
045         * @throws java.util.NoSuchElementException if there is no next element
046         */          
047        byte next();
048        
049        /** 
050         * Removes from my underlying collection the last 
051         * element {@link #next returned} by me 
052         * (optional operation). 
053         * 
054         * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if this operation is not supported
055         * @throws IllegalStateException if {@link #next} has not yet been 
056         *         called, or {@link #remove} has already been called since 
057         *         the last call to {@link #next}.
058         */          
059        void remove();
060    }