org.apache.xml.dtm
Interface DTMAxisIterator

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DTMAxisIteratorBase

public interface DTMAxisIterator

extends Cloneable

This class iterates over a single XPath Axis, and returns node handles.

Field Summary

static int

END Specifies the end of the iteration, and is the same as DTM.NULL.

Method Summary

DTMAxisIterator	cloneIterator()
int	getLast()
int	getPosition()
int	getStartNode() Get start to END should 'close' the iterator, i.e. subsequent call to next() should return END.
void	gotoMark() Restores the current node remembered by setMark().
boolean	isReverse()
int	next() Get the next node in the iteration.
DTMAxisIterator	reset() Resets the iterator to the last start node.
void	setMark() Remembers the current node for the next call to gotoMark().
DTMAxisIterator	setStartNode(int node) Set start to END should 'close' the iterator, i.e. subsequent call to next() should return END.

Field Detail

END

public static final int END

Specifies the end of the iteration, and is the same as DTM.NULL.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

next

public int next()

Get the next node in the iteration.

Returns:

The next node handle in the iteration, or END.

reset

public DTMAxisIterator reset()

Resets the iterator to the last start node.

Returns:

A DTMAxisIterator, which may or may not be the same as this iterator.

getLast

public int getLast()

Returns:

the number of nodes in this iterator. This may be an expensive operation when called the first time.

getPosition

public int getPosition()

Returns:

The position of the current node in the set, as defined by XPath.

setMark

public void setMark()

Remembers the current node for the next call to gotoMark().

gotoMark

public void gotoMark()

Restores the current node remembered by setMark().

setStartNode

public DTMAxisIterator setStartNode(int node)

Set start to END should 'close' the iterator, i.e. subsequent call to next() should return END.

Parameters:

node - Sets the root of the iteration.

Returns:

A DTMAxisIterator set to the start of the iteration.

getStartNode

public int getStartNode()

Get start to END should 'close' the iterator, i.e. subsequent call to next() should return END.

Returns:

The root node of the iteration.

isReverse

public boolean isReverse()

Returns:

true if this iterator has a reversed axis, else false.

cloneIterator

public DTMAxisIterator cloneIterator()

Returns:

a deep copy of this iterator. The clone should not be reset from its current position.