Flatten Nested List Iterator

Given a nested list of integers, implement an iterator to flatten it.

Each element is either an integer, or a list -- whose elements may also be integers or other lists.

Example 1:

Input: [[1,1],2,[1,1]]
Output: [1,1,2,1,1]
Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false, 
             the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,1,2,1,1].

Example 2:

Input: [1,[4,[6]]]
Output: [1,4,6]
Explanation: By calling next repeatedly until hasNext returns false, 
             the order of elements returned by next should be: [1,4,6].
/**
 * // This is the interface that allows for creating nested lists.
 * // You should not implement it, or speculate about its implementation
 * public interface NestedInteger {
 *
 *     // @return true if this NestedInteger holds a single integer, rather than a nested list.
 *     public boolean isInteger();
 *
 *     // @return the single integer that this NestedInteger holds, if it holds a single integer
 *     // Return null if this NestedInteger holds a nested list
 *     public Integer getInteger();
 *
 *     // @return the nested list that this NestedInteger holds, if it holds a nested list
 *     // Return null if this NestedInteger holds a single integer
 *     public List<NestedInteger> getList();
 * }
 */
public class NestedIterator implements Iterator<Integer> {
    Deque<NestedInteger> stack = new ArrayDeque<>();

    public NestedIterator(List<NestedInteger> nestedList) {
        prepareStack(nestedList);
    }

    @Override
    public Integer next() {
        if (!hasNext()) {
            return null;
        }
        return stack.pop().getInteger();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasNext() {
        while (!stack.isEmpty() && !stack.peek().isInteger()) {
            List<NestedInteger> list = stack.pop().getList();
            prepareStack(list);
        }
        return !stack.isEmpty();
    }

    private void prepareStack(List<NestedInteger> nestedList) {
        for (int i = nestedList.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
            stack.push(nestedList.get(i));
        }
    }
}

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