--- jsr166/src/main/java/util/LinkedList.java	2005/08/11 08:53:47	1.39
+++ jsr166/src/main/java/util/LinkedList.java	2006/01/10 21:32:09	1.43
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %W% %E%
  *
- * Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
  */
 
@@ -799,6 +799,27 @@ public class LinkedList<E>
     }
 
     /**
+     * @since 1.6
+     */
+    public Iterator<E> descendingIterator() {
+        return new DescendingIterator();
+    }
+
+    /** Adapter to provide descending iterators via ListItr.previous */
+    private class DescendingIterator implements Iterator {
+        final ListItr itr = new ListItr(size());
+	public boolean hasNext() {
+	    return itr.hasPrevious();
+	}
+	public E next() {
+            return itr.previous();
+        }
+	public void remove() {
+            itr.remove();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns a shallow copy of this <tt>LinkedList</tt>. (The elements
      * themselves are not cloned.)
      *