Package net.sf.saxon.tree.iter

Class EmptyIterator

java.lang.Object

net.sf.saxon.tree.iter.EmptyIterator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Closeable, java.lang.AutoCloseable, LastPositionFinder, AtomizedValueIterator, SequenceIterator, GroundedIterator, LookaheadIterator, ReversibleIterator, UnfailingIterator

public class EmptyIterator
extends java.lang.Object
implements SequenceIterator, ReversibleIterator, LastPositionFinder, GroundedIterator, LookaheadIterator, UnfailingIterator, AtomizedValueIterator

EmptyIterator: an iterator over an empty sequence. Since such an iterator has no state, only one instance is required; therefore a singleton instance is available via the static getInstance() method.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.om.SequenceIterator

SequenceIterator.Property

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	EmptyIterator()	Protected constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static EmptyIterator	emptyIterator()
static EmptyIterator	getInstance()	Get an EmptyIterator, an iterator over an empty sequence.
int	getLength()	Get the position of the last item in the sequence.
java.util.EnumSet<SequenceIterator.Property>	getProperties()	Get properties of this iterator, as a bit-significant integer.
GroundedValue	getResidue()	Return a GroundedValue containing all the remaining items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator, starting at the current position.
EmptyIterator	getReverseIterator()	Get another iterator over the same items, in reverse order.
boolean	hasNext()	Determine whether there are more items to come.
GroundedValue	materialize()	Return a Value containing all the items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator.
Item	next()	Get the next item.
AtomicSequence	nextAtomizedValue()	Deliver the atomic value that is next in the atomized result
static <T extends AtomicValue> AtomicIterator<T>	ofAtomic()	Static method to get an empty AtomicIterator
static AxisIterator	ofNodes()	Static method to get an empty AxisIterator

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

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

close, forEachOrFail

Methods inherited from interface net.sf.saxon.tree.iter.UnfailingIterator

forEach, toList

Constructor Detail

EmptyIterator

protected EmptyIterator()

Protected constructor

Method Detail

getInstance

public static EmptyIterator getInstance()

Get an EmptyIterator, an iterator over an empty sequence.

Returns:

an EmptyIterator (in practice, this always returns the same one)

emptyIterator

public static EmptyIterator emptyIterator()

nextAtomizedValue

public AtomicSequence nextAtomizedValue()

Deliver the atomic value that is next in the atomized result

Specified by:

nextAtomizedValue in interface AtomizedValueIterator

Returns:

the next atomic value

next

public Item next()

Get the next item.

Specified by:

next in interface SequenceIterator

Specified by:

next in interface UnfailingIterator

Returns:

the next item. For the EmptyIterator this is always null.

getLength

public int getLength()

Get the position of the last item in the sequence.

Specified by:

getLength in interface LastPositionFinder

Returns:

the position of the last item in the sequence, always zero in this implementation

getReverseIterator

public EmptyIterator getReverseIterator()

Get another iterator over the same items, in reverse order.

Specified by:

getReverseIterator in interface ReversibleIterator

Returns:

a reverse iterator over an empty sequence (in practice, it returns the same iterator each time)

getProperties

public java.util.EnumSet<SequenceIterator.Property> 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.Property.GROUNDED, SequenceIterator.Property.LAST_POSITION_FINDER, and SequenceIterator.Property.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.

materialize

public GroundedValue materialize()

Return a Value 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

Specified by:

materialize in interface SequenceIterator

Returns:

the corresponding Value

getResidue

public GroundedValue getResidue()

Description copied from interface: GroundedIterator

Return a GroundedValue containing all the remaining items in the sequence returned by this SequenceIterator, starting at the current position. This should be an "in-memory" value, not a Closure. This method does not change the state of the iterator (in particular, it does not consume the iterator).

Specified by:

getResidue in interface GroundedIterator

Returns:

the corresponding Value

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 nodes

ofNodes

public static AxisIterator ofNodes()

Static method to get an empty AxisIterator

ofAtomic

public static <T extends AtomicValue> AtomicIterator<T> ofAtomic()

Static method to get an empty AtomicIterator