bundles/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/metadata/expression/IRepeatableIterator.java

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 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
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 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
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 * Contributors:
 *     Cloudsmith Inc. - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.expression;

import java.util.Iterator;

public interface IRepeatableIterator<T> extends Iterator<T> {
	/**
	 * Returns a copy that will iterate over the same elements
	 * as this iterator. The contents or position of this iterator
	 * is left unchanged. 
	 * @return A re-initialized copy of this iterator.
	 */
	IRepeatableIterator<T> getCopy();

	Object getIteratorProvider();
}