Given an Iterator class interface with methods: next()
and hasNext()
, design and implement a PeekingIterator that support the peek()
operation -- it essentially peek() at the element that will be returned by the next call to next().
Example:
Assume that the iterator is initialized to the beginning of the list:[1,2,3]
. Callnext()
gets you 1, the first element in the list. Now you callpeek()
and it returns 2, the next element. Callingnext()
after that still return 2. You callnext()
the final time and it returns 3, the last element. CallinghasNext()
after that should return false.
Follow up: How would you extend your design to be generic and work with all types, not just integer?
// Java Iterator interface reference: // https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/Iterator.html class PeekingIterator implements Iterator<Integer> { private Integer next = null; private Iterator<Integer> iter; public PeekingIterator(Iterator<Integer> iterator) { // initialize any member here. iter = iterator; if (iter.hasNext()) next = iter.next(); } // Returns the next element in the iteration without advancing the iterator. public Integer peek() { return next; } // hasNext() and next() should behave the same as in the Iterator interface. // Override them if needed. @Override public Integer next() { Integer res = next; next = iter.hasNext() ? iter.next() : null; return res; } @Override public boolean hasNext() { return next != null; } }