org.apache.xpath.axes
Interface ContextNodeList

All Known Implementing Classes:

NodeSet

public interface ContextNodeList

Classes who implement this interface can be a current node list, also refered to here as a context node list.

Usage:

**For advanced use only**

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Get a clone of this iterator.
NodeIterator	cloneWithReset() Get a cloned Iterator that is reset to the start of the iteration.
Node	getCurrentNode() Get the current node.
int	getCurrentPos() Get the current position, which is one less than the next nextNode() call will retrieve.
int	getLast() Get the index of the last node in this list.
boolean	isFresh() Tells if this NodeSetDTM is "fresh", in other words, if the first nextNode() that is called will return the first node in the set.
void	reset() Reset the iterator.
void	runTo(int index) If an index is requested, NodeSetDTM will call this method to run the iterator to the index.
void	setCurrentPos(int i) Set the current position in the node set.
void	setLast(int last) Set the index of the last node in this list.
void	setShouldCacheNodes(boolean b) If setShouldCacheNodes(true) is called, then nodes will be cached.
int	size() Get the length of the list.

Method Detail

getCurrentNode

public Node getCurrentNode()

Get the current node.

Returns:

The current node, or null.

getCurrentPos

public int getCurrentPos()

Get the current position, which is one less than the next nextNode() call will retrieve. i.e. if you call getCurrentPos() and the return is 0, the next fetch will take place at index 1.

Returns:

The position of the current node in the current node list.

reset

public void reset()

Reset the iterator.

setShouldCacheNodes

public void setShouldCacheNodes(boolean b)

If setShouldCacheNodes(true) is called, then nodes will be cached. They are not cached by default.

Parameters:

b - true if the nodes should be cached.

runTo

public void runTo(int index)

If an index is requested, NodeSetDTM will call this method to run the iterator to the index. By default this sets m_next to the index. If the index argument is -1, this signals that the iterator should be run to the end.

Parameters:

index - The index to run to, or -1 if the iterator should be run to the end.

setCurrentPos

public void setCurrentPos(int i)

Set the current position in the node set.

Parameters:

i - Must be a valid index.

size

public int size()

Get the length of the list.

Returns:

The number of nodes in this node list.

isFresh

public boolean isFresh()

Tells if this NodeSetDTM is "fresh", in other words, if the first nextNode() that is called will return the first node in the set.

Returns:

true if the iteration of this list has not yet begun.

cloneWithReset

public NodeIterator cloneWithReset()
                            throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Get a cloned Iterator that is reset to the start of the iteration.

Returns:

A clone of this iteration that has been reset.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException -

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()
                       throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException

Get a clone of this iterator. Be aware that this operation may be somewhat expensive.

Returns:

A clone of this object.

Throws:

java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException -

getLast

public int getLast()

Get the index of the last node in this list.

Returns:

the index of the last node in this list.

setLast

public void setLast(int last)

Set the index of the last node in this list.

Parameters:

last - the index of the last node in this list.