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 * Copyright (c) 2008, Harald Kuhr
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package com.twelvemonkeys.util;

/**
 * Abstract base class for {@code TokenIterator}s to extend.
 * 
 *
 * @author Harald Kuhr
 * @version $Id: //depot/branches/personal/haraldk/twelvemonkeys/release-2/twelvemonkeys-core/src/main/java/com/twelvemonkeys/util/AbstractTokenIterator.java#1 $
 */
public abstract class AbstractTokenIterator implements TokenIterator {

    /**
     * Not supported.
     *
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException {@code remove} is not supported by
     * this Iterator.
     */
    public void remove() {
        // TODO: This is not difficult:
        // - Convert String to StringBuilder in constructor
        // - delete(pos, mNext.lenght())
        // - Add toString() method
        // BUT: Would it ever be useful? :-)

        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("remove");
    }

    public final boolean hasMoreTokens() {
        return hasNext();
    }
  
    /**
     * Returns the next element in the iteration as a {@code String}.
     * This implementation simply returns {@code (String) next()}.
     *
     * @return the next element in the iteration.
     * @exception java.util.NoSuchElementException iteration has no more elements.
     * @see #next()
     */
    public final String nextToken() {
        return next();
    }

    /**
     * This implementation simply returns {@code hasNext()}.
     * @see #hasNext()
     */
    public final boolean hasMoreElements() {
        return hasNext();
    }

    /**
     * This implementation simply returns {@code next()}.
     * @see #next()
     */
    public final String nextElement() {
        return next();
    }
}