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    017package org.apache.commons.collections4.iterators;
    018
    019import java.util.Iterator;
    020
    021import org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.UniquePredicate;
    022
    023/**
    024 * A FilterIterator which only returns "unique" Objects.  Internally,
    025 * the Iterator maintains a Set of objects it has already encountered,
    026 * and duplicate Objects are skipped.
    027 *
    028 * @since 2.1
    029 */
    030public class UniqueFilterIterator<E> extends FilterIterator<E> {
    031
    032    //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    033
    034    /**
    035     *  Constructs a new <code>UniqueFilterIterator</code>.
    036     *
    037     *  @param iterator  the iterator to use
    038     */
    039    public UniqueFilterIterator(final Iterator<? extends E> iterator) {
    040        super(iterator, UniquePredicate.uniquePredicate());
    041    }
    042
    043}