1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/EmptyIterator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/EmptyIterator.java
index e29f4a042f0..40b1874fdeb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/EmptyIterator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/EmptyIterator.java
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ public final class EmptyIterator<T> implements Iterator<T>
 
 	public static final EmptyIterator<?> EMPTY_ITERATOR = new EmptyIterator<Object>();
 	
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T> EmptyIterator<T> empty() {
+		return (EmptyIterator<T>) EMPTY_ITERATOR;
+	}
+	
 	private EmptyIterator()
 	{
 	}