net.sf.saxon.tree.iter
Class OneItemGoneIterator

java.lang.Object
  extended by net.sf.saxon.tree.iter.OneItemGoneIterator
All Implemented Interfaces:
LastPositionFinder, SequenceIterator, GroundedIterator, LookaheadIterator

public class OneItemGoneIterator
extends Object
implements SequenceIterator, LastPositionFinder, GroundedIterator, LookaheadIterator

This is an iterator over a sequence whose first item has already been read. On entry, the baseIterator must be positioned so the second item in the sequence is the next item to be returned; the first item in the sequence is available by calling current() on the baseIterator.

This avoids the cost of calling getAnother() to re-read the first item (which itself can be an expensive operation, for example if it involves calling a user function).


Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator
GROUNDED, LAST_POSITION_FINDER, LOOKAHEAD
 
Constructor Summary
OneItemGoneIterator(SequenceIterator baseIterator)
          Create an iterator that delivers all the items that the base iterator delivers, even though the first item of the base iterator has already been read
 
Method Summary
 void close()
          Close the iterator.
 Item current()
          Get the current value in the sequence (the one returned by the most recent call on next()).
 SequenceIterator getAnother()
          Get another SequenceIterator that iterates over the same items as the original, but which is repositioned at the start of the sequence.
 int getLastPosition()
          Get the last position (that is, the number of items in the sequence).
 int getProperties()
          Get properties of this iterator, as a bit-significant integer.
 boolean hasNext()
          Determine whether there are more items to come.
 GroundedValue materialize()
          Return a GroundedValue containing all the items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator.
 Item next()
          Get the next item in the sequence.
 int position()
          Get the current position.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

OneItemGoneIterator

public OneItemGoneIterator(SequenceIterator baseIterator)
Create an iterator that delivers all the items that the base iterator delivers, even though the first item of the base iterator has already been read

Parameters:
baseIterator - the base iterator, whose current position must be 1
Method Detail

next

public Item next()
          throws XPathException
Get the next item in the sequence. This method changes the state of the iterator, in particular it affects the result of subsequent calls of position() and current().

Specified by:
next in interface SequenceIterator
Returns:
the next item, or null if there are no more items. Once a call on next() has returned null, no further calls should be made. The preferred action for an iterator if subsequent calls on next() are made is to return null again, and all implementations within Saxon follow this rule.
Throws:
XPathException - if an error occurs retrieving the next item
Since:
8.4

current

public Item current()
Get the current value in the sequence (the one returned by the most recent call on next()). This will be null before the first call of next(). This method does not change the state of the iterator.

Specified by:
current in interface SequenceIterator
Returns:
the current item, the one most recently returned by a call on next(). Returns null if next() has not been called, or if the end of the sequence has been reached.
Since:
8.4

position

public int position()
Get the current position. This will usually be zero before the first call on next(), otherwise it will be the number of times that next() has been called. Once next() has returned null, the preferred action is for subsequent calls on position() to return -1, but not all existing implementations follow this practice. (In particular, the EmptyIterator is stateless, and always returns 0 as the value of position(), whether or not next() has been called.)

This method does not change the state of the iterator.

Specified by:
position in interface SequenceIterator
Returns:
the current position, the position of the item returned by the most recent call of next(). This is 1 after next() has been successfully called once, 2 after it has been called twice, and so on. If next() has never been called, the method returns zero. If the end of the sequence has been reached, the value returned will always be <= 0; the preferred value is -1.
Since:
8.4

close

public void close()
Close the iterator. This indicates to the supplier of the data that the client does not require any more items to be delivered by the iterator. This may enable the supplier to release resources. After calling close(), no further calls on the iterator should be made; if further calls are made, the effect of such calls is undefined.

(Currently, closing an iterator is important only when the data is being "pushed" in another thread. Closing the iterator terminates that thread and means that it needs to do no additional work. Indeed, failing to close the iterator may cause the push thread to hang waiting for the buffer to be emptied.)

Specified by:
close in interface SequenceIterator
Since:
9.1

getAnother

public SequenceIterator getAnother()
                            throws XPathException
Get another SequenceIterator that iterates over the same items as the original, but which is repositioned at the start of the sequence.

This method allows access to all the items in the sequence without disturbing the current position of the iterator. Internally, its main use is in evaluating the last() function.

This method does not change the state of the iterator.

Specified by:
getAnother in interface SequenceIterator
Returns:
a SequenceIterator that iterates over the same items, positioned before the first item
Throws:
XPathException - if any error occurs
Since:
8.4

getProperties

public int getProperties()
Get properties of this iterator, as a bit-significant integer.

Specified by:
getProperties in interface SequenceIterator
Returns:
the properties of this iterator. This will be some combination of properties such as SequenceIterator.GROUNDED, SequenceIterator.LAST_POSITION_FINDER, and SequenceIterator.LOOKAHEAD. It is always acceptable to return the value zero, indicating that there are no known special properties. It is acceptable for the properties of the iterator to change depending on its state.
Since:
8.6

getLastPosition

public int getLastPosition()
                    throws XPathException
Get the last position (that is, the number of items in the sequence). This method is non-destructive: it does not change the state of the iterator. The result is undefined if the next() method of the iterator has already returned null. This method must not be called unless the result of getProperties() on the iterator includes the bit setting SequenceIterator.LAST_POSITION_FINDER

Specified by:
getLastPosition in interface LastPositionFinder
Throws:
XPathException

materialize

public GroundedValue materialize()
                          throws XPathException
Return a GroundedValue containing all the items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator. This should be an "in-memory" value, not a Closure.

Specified by:
materialize in interface GroundedIterator
Returns:
the corresponding Value
Throws:
XPathException

hasNext

public boolean hasNext()
Determine whether there are more items to come. Note that this operation is stateless and it is not necessary (or usual) to call it before calling next(). It is used only when there is an explicit need to tell if we are at the last element.

This method must not be called unless the result of getProperties() on the iterator includes the bit setting SequenceIterator.LOOKAHEAD

Specified by:
hasNext in interface LookaheadIterator
Returns:
true if there are more items in the sequence


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