net.sf.saxon.om
Class SingleNodeIterator

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.saxon.om.SingleNodeIterator

All Implemented Interfaces:

LastPositionFinder, ReversibleIterator, AxisIterator, GroundedIterator, LookaheadIterator, SequenceIterator, UnfailingIterator

public class SingleNodeIterator
extends Object
implements AxisIterator, UnfailingIterator, ReversibleIterator, LastPositionFinder, GroundedIterator, LookaheadIterator

SingletonIterator: an iterator over a sequence of zero or one values

Field Summary

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

GROUNDED, LAST_POSITION_FINDER, LOOKAHEAD

Method Summary

Value	atomize() Return the atomized value of the current node.
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.
SequenceIterator	getReverseIterator() Get a new SequenceIterator that returns the same items in reverse order.
CharSequence	getStringValue() Return the string value of the current node.
Item	getValue()
boolean	hasNext() Determine whether there are more items to come.
AxisIterator	iterateAxis(byte axis, NodeTest test) Return an iterator over an axis, starting at the current node.
static AxisIterator	makeIterator(NodeInfo item) Factory method.
GroundedValue	materialize() Return a Value containing all the items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator
boolean	moveNext() Move to the next node, without returning it.
Item	next() Get the next item in the sequence.
int	position() Return the current position in the sequence.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

makeIterator

public static AxisIterator makeIterator(NodeInfo item)

Factory method.

Parameters:

item - the item to iterate over

Returns:

a SingletonIterator over the supplied item, or an EmptyIterator if the supplied item is null.

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.

Specified by:

hasNext in interface LookaheadIterator

Returns:

true if there are more items

moveNext

public boolean moveNext()

Move to the next node, without returning it. Returns true if there is a next node, false if the end of the sequence has been reached. After calling this method, the current node may be retrieved using the current() function.

Specified by:

moveNext in interface AxisIterator

next

public Item next()

Description copied from interface: SequenceIterator

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

Specified by:

next in interface UnfailingIterator

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.

current

public Item current()

Description copied from interface: SequenceIterator

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

Specified by:

current in interface UnfailingIterator

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.

position

public int position()

Return the current position in the sequence.

Specified by:

position in interface SequenceIterator

Specified by:

position in interface UnfailingIterator

Returns:

0 before the first call on next(); 1 before the second call on next(); -1 after the second call on next().

getLastPosition

public int getLastPosition()

Description copied from interface: LastPositionFinder

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

iterateAxis

public AxisIterator iterateAxis(byte axis,
                                NodeTest test)

Return an iterator over an axis, starting at the current node.

Specified by:

iterateAxis in interface AxisIterator

Parameters:

axis - the axis to iterate over, using a constant such as Axis.CHILD

test - a predicate to apply to the nodes before returning them.

atomize

public Value atomize()
              throws XPathException

Return the atomized value of the current node.

Specified by:

atomize in interface AxisIterator

Returns:

the atomized value.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if there is no current node

XPathException

getStringValue

public CharSequence getStringValue()

Return the string value of the current node.

Specified by:

getStringValue in interface AxisIterator

Returns:

the string value, as an instance of CharSequence.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if there is no current node

getAnother

public SequenceIterator getAnother()

Description copied from interface: SequenceIterator

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

Specified by:

getAnother in interface UnfailingIterator

Returns:

a SequenceIterator that iterates over the same items, positioned before the first item

getReverseIterator

public SequenceIterator getReverseIterator()

Description copied from interface: ReversibleIterator

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.

Specified by:

getReverseIterator in interface ReversibleIterator

Returns:

an iterator over the items in reverse order

getValue

public Item getValue()

materialize

public GroundedValue materialize()

Return a Value containing all the items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator

Specified by:

materialize in interface GroundedIterator

Returns:

the corresponding Value. If the value is a closure or a function call package, it will be evaluated and expanded.

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.