javax.jcr
Interface RangeIterator

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Iterator

All Known Subinterfaces:

EventIterator, EventListenerIterator, NodeIterator, NodeTypeIterator, PropertyIterator, RowIterator, VersionIterator

public interface RangeIterator

extends java.util.Iterator

Extends Iterator with the skip, getSize and getPosition methods. The base interface of all type-specific iterators in the javax.jcr and its subpackages.

Method Summary

long	getPosition() Returns the current position within the iterator.
long	getSize() Returns the number of elements in the iterator.
void	skip(long skipNum) Skip a number of elements in the iterator.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Iterator

hasNext, next, remove

Method Detail

skip

public void skip(long skipNum)

Skip a number of elements in the iterator.

Parameters:

skipNum - the non-negative number of elements to skip

Throws:

java.util.NoSuchElementException - if skipped past the last element in the iterator.

getSize

public long getSize()

Returns the number of elements in the iterator. If this information is unavailable, returns -1.

Returns:

a long

getPosition

public long getPosition()

Returns the current position within the iterator. The number returned is the 0-based index of the next element in the iterator, i.e. the one that will be returned on the subsequent next call.

Note that this method does not check if there is a next element, i.e. an empty iterator will always return 0.

Returns:

a long