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package org.apache.carbondata.common;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * CarbonIterator adds default implement for remove. This is required for Java 7.
 * @param <E>
 */
public abstract class CarbonIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {

  @Override public abstract boolean hasNext();

  @Override public abstract E next();

  @Override public void remove() {
    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("remove");
  }

  /**
   * Initialize the iterator
   */
  public void initialize() {
    // sub classes can overwrite to provide initialize logic to this method
  }

  /**
   * Close the resources
   */
  public void close() {
    // sub classes can overwrite to provide close logic to this method
  }

}