// covariantly (and cannot be subclassed to add non-covariant uses).
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      PeekingImpl<T> peeking = (PeekingImpl<T>) iterator;
      return peeking;
    }
    return new PeekingImpl<>(iterator);
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */

      // covariantly (and cannot be subclassed to add non-covariant uses).
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      PeekingImpl<T> peeking = (PeekingImpl<T>) iterator;
      return peeking;
    }
    return new PeekingImpl<>(iterator);
  }

  /**
   * Simply returns its argument.
   *
   * @deprecated no need to use this
   * @since 10.0
   */