iterator() method API

[hsiaok]

iterator() is listed as both instance method and abstract method of interface Iterable, like this:

Iterator<T> iterator()
Returns an iterator over elements of type T.
Returns:an Iterator

Under Abstract Method and Instance Method.

I thought an interface has 3 type of methods: default method, static method and abstract method; so my question is why is iterator() is a instance method under Iterable API ?

[admin]

Not really sure what you mean. iterator() is indeed an abstract method in Iterable interface. See this: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/a ... iterator--

If any non-abstract class (for example, ArrayList) says it implements Iterable, then it must provide an implementation of this method. In that case, it will be an instance method of that class.