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-/* Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation
+/* ListIterator.java -- Extended Iterator for iterating over ordered lists
+ Copyright (C) 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
- This file is part of libgcj.
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to
+produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the
+resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
+executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
-This software is copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
-Libgcj License. Please consult the file "LIBGCJ_LICENSE" for
-details. */
package java.util;
/**
- * @author Warren Levy <warrenl@cygnus.com>
- * @date March 16, 2000.
+ * An extended version of Iterator to support the extra features of Lists. The
+ * elements may be accessed in forward or reverse order, elements may be
+ * replaced as well as removed, and new elements may be inserted, during the
+ * traversal of the list.
*/
-/* Written using on-line Java Platform 1.2 API Specification.
- * Status: Believed complete and correct.
- */
-
-// JDK1.2
public interface ListIterator extends Iterator
{
- public boolean hasNext();
- public Object next();
- public boolean hasPrevious();
- public Object previous();
- public int nextIndex();
- public int previousIndex();
- public void remove();
- public void set(Object o);
- public void add(Object o);
+ /**
+ * Tests whether there are elements remaining in the list in the forward
+ * direction.
+ *
+ * @return true if there is at least one more element in the list in the
+ * forward direction, that is, if the next call to next will not throw
+ * NoSuchElementException.
+ */
+ boolean hasNext();
+
+ /**
+ * Tests whether there are elements remaining in the list in the reverse
+ * direction.
+ *
+ * @return true if there is at least one more element in the list in the
+ * reverse direction, that is, if the next call to previous will not throw
+ * NoSuchElementException.
+ */
+ boolean hasPrevious();
+
+ /**
+ * Obtain the next element in the list in the forward direction. Repeated
+ * calls to next may be used to iterate over the entire list, or calls to next
+ * and previous may be used together to go forwards and backwards. Alternating
+ * calls to next and previous will return the same element.
+ *
+ * @return the next element in the list in the forward direction
+ * @exception NoSuchElementException if there are no more elements
+ */
+ Object next();
+
+ /**
+ * Obtain the next element in the list in the reverse direction. Repeated
+ * calls to previous may be used to iterate backwards over the entire list, or
+ * calls to next and previous may be used together to go forwards and
+ * backwards. Alternating calls to next and previous will return the same
+ * element.
+ *
+ * @return the next element in the list in the reverse direction
+ * @exception NoSuchElementException if there are no more elements
+ */
+ Object previous();
+
+ /**
+ * Find the index of the element that would be returned by a call to next.
+ *
+ * @return the index of the element that would be returned by a call to next,
+ * or list.size() if the iterator is at the end of the list.
+ */
+ int nextIndex();
+
+ /**
+ * Find the index of the element that would be returned by a call to previous.
+ *
+ * @return the index of the element that would be returned by a call to
+ * previous, or -1 if the iterator is at the beginning of the list.
+ */
+ int previousIndex();
+
+ /**
+ * Insert an element into the list at the current position of the iterator.
+ * The element is inserted in between the element that would be returned by
+ * previous and the element that would be returned by next. After the
+ * insertion, a subsequent call to next is unaffected, but a call to
+ * previous returns the item that was added. This operation is optional, it
+ * may throw an UnsupportedOperationException.
+ *
+ * @param o the object to insert into the list
+ * @exception ClassCastException the object is of a type which cannot be added
+ * to this list
+ * @exception IllegalArgumentException some other aspect of the object stops
+ * it being added to this list
+ * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if this ListIterator does not
+ * support the add operation
+ */
+ void add(Object o);
+
+ /**
+ * Remove from the list the element last returned by a call to next or
+ * previous. This method may only be called if neither add nor remove have
+ * been called since the last call to next or previous. This operation is
+ * optional, it may throw an UnsupportedOperationException.
+ *
+ * @exception IllegalStateException if neither next or previous have been
+ * called, or if add or remove has been called since the last call to next
+ * or previous.
+ * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if this ListIterator does not
+ * support the remove operation.
+ */
+ void remove();
+
+ /**
+ * Replace the element last returned by a call to next or previous with a
+ * given object. This method may only be called if neither add nor remove have
+ * been called since the last call to next or previous. This operation is
+ * optional, it may throw an UnsupportedOperationException.
+ *
+ * @param o the object to replace the element with
+ * @exception ClassCastException the object is of a type which cannot be added
+ * to this list
+ * @exception IllegalArgumentException some other aspect of the object stops
+ * it being added to this list
+ * @exception IllegalStateException if neither next or previous have been
+ * called, or if add or remove has been called since the last call to next
+ * or previous.
+ * @exception UnsupportedOperationException if this ListIterator does not
+ * support the set operation.
+ */
+ void set(Object o);
}