| /* Enumeration.java -- Interface for enumerating lists of objects |
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| package java.util; |
| |
| /* Written using "Java Class Libraries", 2nd edition, ISBN 0-201-31002-3 |
| * "The Java Language Specification", ISBN 0-201-63451-1. |
| * Status: Believed complete and correct |
| */ |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface for lists of objects that can be returned in sequence. Successive |
| * objects are obtained by the nextElement method. |
| * <p> |
| * As of Java 1.2, the Iterator interface provides the same functionality, but |
| * with shorter method names and a new optional method to remove items from the |
| * list. If writing for 1.2, consider using Iterator instead. Enumerations over |
| * the new collections classes, for use with legacy APIs that require them, can |
| * be obtained by the enumeration method in class Collections. |
| * |
| * @author Warren Levy (warrenl@cygnus.com) |
| * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu) |
| * @see Iterator |
| * @see Hashtable |
| * @see Vector |
| * @since 1.0 |
| * @status updated to 1.4 |
| */ |
| public interface Enumeration |
| { |
| /** |
| * Tests whether there are elements remaining in the enumeration. |
| * |
| * @return true if there is at least one more element in the enumeration, |
| * that is, if the next call to nextElement will not throw a |
| * NoSuchElementException. |
| */ |
| boolean hasMoreElements(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Obtain the next element in the enumeration. |
| * |
| * @return the next element in the enumeration |
| * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no more elements |
| */ |
| Object nextElement(); |
| } |