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/*
* $Id: DTMAxisIterator.java 468653 2006-10-28 07:07:05Z minchau $
*/
package org.apache.xml.dtm;
/**
* This class iterates over a single XPath Axis, and returns node handles.
*/
public interface DTMAxisIterator extends Cloneable
{
/** Specifies the end of the iteration, and is the same as DTM.NULL. */
public static final int END = DTM.NULL;
/**
* Get the next node in the iteration.
*
* @return The next node handle in the iteration, or END.
*/
public int next();
/**
* Resets the iterator to the last start node.
*
* @return A DTMAxisIterator, which may or may not be the same as this
* iterator.
*/
public DTMAxisIterator reset();
/**
* @return the number of nodes in this iterator. This may be an expensive
* operation when called the first time.
*/
public int getLast();
/**
* @return The position of the current node in the set, as defined by XPath.
*/
public int getPosition();
/**
* Remembers the current node for the next call to gotoMark().
*/
public void setMark();
/**
* Restores the current node remembered by setMark().
*/
public void gotoMark();
/**
* Set start to END should 'close' the iterator,
* i.e. subsequent call to next() should return END.
*
* @param node Sets the root of the iteration.
*
* @return A DTMAxisIterator set to the start of the iteration.
*/
public DTMAxisIterator setStartNode(int node);
/**
* Get start to END should 'close' the iterator,
* i.e. subsequent call to next() should return END.
*
* @return The root node of the iteration.
*/
public int getStartNode();
/**
* @return true if this iterator has a reversed axis, else false.
*/
public boolean isReverse();
/**
* @return a deep copy of this iterator. The clone should not be reset
* from its current position.
*/
public DTMAxisIterator cloneIterator();
/**
* Set if restartable.
*/
public void setRestartable(boolean isRestartable);
/**
* Return the node at the given position.
*
* @param position The position
* @return The node at the given position.
*/
public int getNodeByPosition(int position);
}