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package org.springframework.data.util;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.util.Iterator;

A CloseableIterator serves as a bridging data structure for the underlying data store specific results that can be wrapped in a Java 8 Stream. This allows implementations to clean up any resources they need to keep open to iterate over elements. 
Author:
Thomas Darimont
Type parameters:
<T> – 
Since:
1.10/**
 * A {@link CloseableIterator} serves as a bridging data structure for the underlying data store specific results that
 * can be wrapped in a Java 8 {@link java.util.stream.Stream}. This allows implementations to clean up any resources
 * they need to keep open to iterate over elements.
 *
 * @author Thomas Darimont
 * @param <T>
 * @since 1.10
 */
public interface CloseableIterator<T> extends Iterator<T>, Closeable {

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see java.io.Closeable#close()
	 */
	@Override
	void close();
}