Java iterator over an empty collection of a parameterized type

Question

In Java, I need to return an Iterator from my method. My data comes from another object which usually can give me an iterator so I can just return that, but in some circums

Answer 1

The annoyance of Collections.emptyList().iterator() is the main reason we provide Iterators.emptyIterator() in google-collections. No type parameter needed, in cases like yours.