net.sf.saxon.tree.iter

Interface ReversibleIterator<T extends Item<?>>

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, SequenceIterator<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

EmptyIterator, EmptyIterator.OfAtomic, EmptyIterator.OfNodes, GroupByIterator.ManualGroupByIterator, ListIterator, ListIterator.Atomic, ListIterator.OfNodes, ManualGroupIterator, ManualIterator, ManualRegexIterator, MergeGroupingIterator.ManualMergeGroupingIterator, RangeIterator, ReverseListIterator, ReverseRangeIterator, SingleAtomicIterator, SingleNodeIterator, SingletonIterator

public interface ReversibleIterator<T extends Item<?>>
extends SequenceIterator<T>

A ReversibleIterator is an interface implemented by any SequenceIterator that is able to deliver items in reverse order (or to supply another iterator that can do so).

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator

ATOMIZING, GROUNDED, LAST_POSITION_FINDER, LOOKAHEAD

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SequenceIterator<T>	getReverseIterator() Get a new SequenceIterator that returns the same items in reverse order.

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator

close, forEachOrFail, getProperties, materialize, next

Method Detail

getReverseIterator

SequenceIterator<T> getReverseIterator()

Get a new SequenceIterator that returns the same items in reverse order. If this SequenceIterator is an AxisIterator, then the returned SequenceIterator must also be an AxisIterator.

Returns:

an iterator over the items in reverse order