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Interface IExtendedIterator<T>

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Iterable<T>, java.util.Iterator<T>

public interface IExtendedIterator<T>
extends java.lang.Iterable<T>, java.util.Iterator<T>

Extended Iterator that allows for recycling of iterator objects

Author:

Maciek

Method Summary

void	close() Closes the iterator and returns it to the pool of available interators Closed iterator cannot be used
boolean	reset() Resets iterator (if possible) to its beginning without recreating it.
int	size() Returns number of elements in iterator.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable

iterator

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Iterator

hasNext, next, remove

Method Detail

close

void close()

Closes the iterator and returns it to the pool of available interators Closed iterator cannot be used

size

int size()

Returns number of elements in iterator.

Returns:

size of iterator

reset

boolean reset()

Resets iterator (if possible) to its beginning without recreating it.

Returns:

true - reset OK, false - reset failed