return spliterator.characteristics();
    }

    final long estimateSize() {
      return spliterator.estimateSize();
    }

    final Comparator<? super E> getComparator() {
      return spliterator.getComparator();
    }

    final long getExactSizeIfKnown() {
      return spliterator.getExactSizeIfKnown();
    }

    final boolean hasCharacteristics(int characteristics) {

      return spliterator.characteristics();
    }

    final long estimateSize() {
      return spliterator.estimateSize();
    }

    final Comparator<? super E> getComparator() {
      return spliterator.getComparator();
    }

    final long getExactSizeIfKnown() {
      return spliterator.getExactSizeIfKnown();
    }

    final boolean hasCharacteristics(int characteristics) {

          action.accept(iterator.next());
          return true;
        } else {
          return false;
        }
      }

      @Override
      public Comparator<? super E> getComparator() {
        return comparator;
      }
    };
  }

  /** @since 12.0 */
  @GwtIncompatible // NavigableSet
  @Override
  public abstract UnmodifiableIterator<E> descendingIterator();