Iterator has .next() - is there a way to get the previous element instead of the next one?

Question

I have an Iterator that I use on a HashMap, and I save and load the iterator. is there a way to get the previous key in the HashMap with Iterator? (java.util.Iterator)

Answer 1

No, an Iterator defines only 3 methods:

boolean hasNext()
E next()
void remove() 

You can of course implement your own iterator.