<?php
declare(strict_types=1);

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 * @since         3.0.0
 * @license       https://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT License
 */
namespace Cake\Collection\Iterator;

use Cake\Collection\Collection;
use RecursiveIterator;

/**
 * An iterator that can be used as an argument for other iterators that require
 * a RecursiveIterator but do not want children. This iterator will
 * always behave as having no nested items.
 *
 * @template-implements \RecursiveIterator<mixed, mixed>
 */
class NoChildrenIterator extends Collection implements RecursiveIterator
{
    /**
     * Returns false as there are no children iterators in this collection
     *
     * @return bool
     */
    public function hasChildren(): bool
    {
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a self instance without any elements.
     *
     * @return \RecursiveIterator<mixed, mixed>
     */
    public function getChildren(): RecursiveIterator
    {
        return new static([]);
    }
}
