--- jsr166/src/main/java/util/Deque.java	2005/07/18 19:14:17	1.15
+++ jsr166/src/main/java/util/Deque.java	2005/09/14 23:49:59	1.17
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ public interface Deque<E> extends Queue<
 
     /**
      * Retrieves, but does not remove, the first element of this deque.
-     * 
+     *
      * This method differs from {@link #peekFirst peekFirst} only in that it
      * throws an exception if this deque is empty.
      *
@@ -534,4 +534,15 @@ public interface Deque<E> extends Queue<
      * @return an iterator over the elements in this deque in proper sequence
      */
     Iterator<E> iterator();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an iterator over the elements in this deque in reverse
+     * sequential order.  The elements will be returned in order from
+     * last (tail) to first (head).
+     *
+     * @return an iterator over the elements in this deque in reverse
+     * sequence
+     */
+    Iterator<E> descendingIterator();
+
 }