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On 4/1/2011 9:11 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> Surprising to see something defined in java.lang
> <http://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Iterable.html>  depend on
> something defined in java.util
> <http://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/Iterator.html>.
>
> Surely the hierarchy should go the other way?

I think Iterable may make it into java.lang because of its significance
in the foreach statement.

Patricia