diff --git a/leveldb-api/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/DBIterator.java b/leveldb-api/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/DBIterator.java
index 6a1ab6fa..501ba833 100644
--- a/leveldb-api/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/DBIterator.java
+++ b/leveldb-api/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/DBIterator.java
@@ -62,4 +62,28 @@ public interface DBIterator
      * Repositions the iterator so it is at the end of of the Database.
      */
     void seekToLast();
+
+    /**
+     * An iterator is either positioned at a key/value pair, or
+     *  not valid.  This method returns true iff the iterator is valid.
+     * @return
+     */
+    boolean  Valid();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the key for the current entry.  The underlying storage for
+     * the returned slice is valid only until the next modification of
+     * the iterator.
+     * REQUIRES: Valid()
+     */
+   byte[] key();
+
+    /**
+     * Return the value for the current entry.  The underlying storage for
+     * the returned slice is valid only until the next modification of
+     * the iterator.
+     * REQUIRES: Valid()
+     */
+
+    byte[] value();
 }
diff --git a/leveldb/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/impl/SeekingIteratorAdapter.java b/leveldb/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/impl/SeekingIteratorAdapter.java
index d39a0878..51c6db65 100644
--- a/leveldb/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/impl/SeekingIteratorAdapter.java
+++ b/leveldb/src/main/java/org/iq80/leveldb/impl/SeekingIteratorAdapter.java
@@ -98,6 +98,21 @@ public void seekToLast()
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean Valid() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] key() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public byte[] value() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean hasPrev()
     {