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/*
 * %W% %E%
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 * ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.util;

/**
 *
 * An iterator for lists that allows the programmer
 * to traverse the list in either direction, modify
 * the list during iteration, and obtain the iterator's
 * current position in the list. A ListIterator
 * has no current element; its cursor position always
 * lies between the element that would be returned by a call
 * to previous() and the element that would be
 * returned by a call to next().
 * An iterator for a list of length n has n+1 possible
 * cursor positions, as illustrated by the carets (^) below:
 * 
 *                      Element(0)   Element(1)   Element(2)   ... Element(n-1)
 * cursor positions:  ^            ^            ^            ^                  ^
 * 
* Note that the {@link #remove} and {@link #set(Object)} methods are * not defined in terms of the cursor position; they are defined to * operate on the last element returned by a call to {@link #next} or {@link * #previous()}. *

* This interface is a member of the * * Java Collections Framework. * * @author Josh Bloch * @version %I%, %G% * @see Collection * @see List * @see Iterator * @see Enumeration * @see List#listIterator() * @since 1.2 */ public interface ListIterator extends Iterator { // Query Operations /** * Returns true if this list iterator has more elements when * traversing the list in the forward direction. (In other words, returns * true if next would return an element rather than * throwing an exception.) * * @return true if the list iterator has more elements when * traversing the list in the forward direction. */ boolean hasNext(); /** * Returns the next element in the list. This method may be called * repeatedly to iterate through the list, or intermixed with calls to * previous to go back and forth. (Note that alternating calls * to next and previous will return the same element * repeatedly.) * * @return the next element in the list. * @exception NoSuchElementException if the iteration has no next element. */ E next(); /** * Returns true if this list iterator has more elements when * traversing the list in the reverse direction. (In other words, returns * true if previous would return an element rather than * throwing an exception.) * * @return true if the list iterator has more elements when * traversing the list in the reverse direction. */ boolean hasPrevious(); /** * Returns the previous element in the list. This method may be called * repeatedly to iterate through the list backwards, or intermixed with * calls to next to go back and forth. (Note that alternating * calls to next and previous will return the same * element repeatedly.) * * @return the previous element in the list. * * @exception NoSuchElementException if the iteration has no previous * element. */ E previous(); /** * Returns the index of the element that would be returned by a subsequent * call to next. (Returns list size if the list iterator is at the * end of the list.) * * @return the index of the element that would be returned by a subsequent * call to next, or list size if list iterator is at end * of list. */ int nextIndex(); /** * Returns the index of the element that would be returned by a subsequent * call to previous. (Returns -1 if the list iterator is at the * beginning of the list.) * * @return the index of the element that would be returned by a subsequent * call to previous, or -1 if list iterator is at * beginning of list. */ int previousIndex(); // Modification Operations /** * Removes from the list the last element that was returned by * next or previous (optional operation). This call can * only be made once per call to next or previous. It * can be made only if ListIterator.add has not been called after * the last call to next or previous. * * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the remove * operation is not supported by this list iterator. * @exception IllegalStateException neither next nor * previous have been called, or remove or * add have been called after the last call to * next or previous. */ void remove(); /** * Replaces the last element returned by next or * previous with the specified element (optional operation). * This call can be made only if neither ListIterator.remove nor * ListIterator.add have been called after the last call to * next or previous. * * @param e the element with which to replace the last element returned by * next or previous. * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the set operation * is not supported by this list iterator. * @exception ClassCastException if the class of the specified element * prevents it from being added to this list. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if some aspect of the specified * element prevents it from being added to this list. * @exception IllegalStateException if neither next nor * previous have been called, or remove or * add have been called after the last call to * next or previous. */ void set(E e); /** * Inserts the specified element into the list (optional operation). The * element is inserted immediately before the next element that would be * returned by next, if any, and after the next element that * would be returned by previous, if any. (If the list contains * no elements, the new element becomes the sole element on the list.) * The new element is inserted before the implicit cursor: a subsequent * call to next would be unaffected, and a subsequent call to * previous would return the new element. (This call increases * by one the value that would be returned by a call to nextIndex * or previousIndex.) * * @param e the element to insert. * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if the add method is * not supported by this list iterator. * * @exception ClassCastException if the class of the specified element * prevents it from being added to this list. * * @exception IllegalArgumentException if some aspect of this element * prevents it from being added to this list. */ void add(E e); }





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