## org.apache.xml.dtm
Interface DTMIterator

All Known Implementing Classes:
  LocPathIterator, NodeSetDTM, UnionPathIterator, NodeSequence

public interface DTMIterator

`DTMIterators` are used to step through a (possibly filtered) set of nodes. Their API is modeled largely after the DOM NodeIterator.

A DTMIterator is a somewhat unusual type of iterator, in that it can serve both single node iteration and random access.

The DTMIterator's traversal semantics, i.e. how it walks the tree, are specified when it is created, possibly and probably by an XPath UnionExpr.

A DTMIterator is meant to be created once as a master static object, and then cloned many times for runtime use. Or the master object itself may be used for simpler use cases.

At this time, we do not expect DTMIterator to emulate NodeIterator's "maintain relative position" semantics under document mutation. It's likely to respond more like the TreeWalker's "current node" semantics. However, since the base DTM is immutable, this issue currently makes no practical difference.

State: In progress!!

Field Summary
`static short` `FILTER_ACCEPT` Accept the node.
`static short` `FILTER_REJECT` Reject the node.
`static short` `FILTER_SKIP` Skip this single node.

Method Summary
`void` `allowDetachToRelease(boolean allowRelease)` Specify if it's OK for detach to release the iterator for reuse.
`java.lang.Object` `clone()` Get a clone of this iterator, but don't reset the iteration in the process, so that it may be used from the current position.
`DTMIterator` `cloneWithReset()` Get a cloned Iterator that is reset to the start of the iteration.
`void` `detach()` Detaches the `DTMIterator` from the set which it iterated over, releasing any computational resources and placing the iterator in the INVALID state.
`int` `getAxis()` Returns the axis being iterated, if it is known.
`int` `getCurrentNode()` Get the current node in the iterator.
`int` `getCurrentPos()` Get the current position within the cached list, which is one less than the next nextNode() call will retrieve.
`DTM` `getDTM(int nodeHandle)` Get an instance of a DTM that "owns" a node handle.
`DTMManager` `getDTMManager()` Get an instance of the DTMManager.
`boolean` `getExpandEntityReferences()` The value of this flag determines whether the children of entity reference nodes are visible to the iterator.
`int` `getLength()` The number of nodes in the list.
`int` `getRoot()` The root node of the `DTMIterator`, as specified when it was created.
`int` `getWhatToShow()` This attribute determines which node types are presented via the iterator.
`boolean` `isDocOrdered()` Returns true if all the nodes in the iteration well be returned in document order.
`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.
`boolean` `isMutable()` Tells if this iterator can have nodes added to it or set via the `setItem(int node, int index)` method.
`int` `item(int index)` Returns the `node handle` of an item in the collection.
`int` `nextNode()` Returns the next node in the set and advances the position of the iterator in the set.
`int` `previousNode()` Returns the previous node in the set and moves the position of the `DTMIterator` backwards in the set.
`void` `reset()` Reset the iterator to the start.
`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` `setItem(int node, int index)` Sets the node at the specified index of this vector to be the specified node.
`void` `setRoot(int nodeHandle, java.lang.Object environment)` Reset the root node of the `DTMIterator`, overriding the value specified when it was created.
`void` `setShouldCacheNodes(boolean b)` If setShouldCacheNodes(true) is called, then nodes will be cached, enabling random access, and giving the ability to do sorts and the like.

Field Detail

### FILTER_ACCEPT

    public static final short FILTER_ACCEPT

  Accept the node.

### FILTER_REJECT

    public static final short FILTER_REJECT

  Reject the node. Same behavior as FILTER_SKIP. (In the DOM these differ when applied to a TreeWalker but have the same result when applied to a NodeIterator).

### FILTER_SKIP

    public static final short FILTER_SKIP

  Skip this single node.

Method Detail

### getDTM

    public DTM getDTM(int nodeHandle)

  Get an instance of a DTM that "owns" a node handle. Since a node iterator may be passed without a DTMManager, this allows the caller to easily get the DTM using just the iterator.
  Parameters:
    `nodeHandle` - the nodeHandle.
  Returns:
    a non-null DTM reference.

### getDTMManager

    public DTMManager getDTMManager()

  Get an instance of the DTMManager. Since a node iterator may be passed without a DTMManager, this allows the caller to easily get the DTMManager using just the iterator.
  Returns:
    a non-null DTMManager reference.

### getRoot

    public int getRoot()

  The root node of the `DTMIterator`, as specified when it was created. Note the root node is not the root node of the document tree, but the context node from where the iteration begins and ends.
  Returns:
    nodeHandle int Handle of the context node.

### setRoot

    public void setRoot(int nodeHandle,
                        java.lang.Object environment)

  Reset the root node of the `DTMIterator`, overriding the value specified when it was created. Note the root node is not the root node of the document tree, but the context node from where the iteration begins.
  Parameters:
    `nodeHandle` - int Handle of the context node.
    `environment` - The environment object. The environment in which this iterator operates, which should provide:
    - a node (the context node... same value as "root" defined below)
    - a pair of non-zero positive integers (the context position and the context size)
    - a set of variable bindings
    - a function library
    - the set of namespace declarations in scope for the expression.

    At this time the exact implementation of this environment is application dependent. Probably a proper interface will be created fairly soon.

### reset

    public void reset()

  Reset the iterator to the start. After resetting, the next node returned will be the root node -- or, if that's filtered out, the first node within the root's subtree which is _not_ skipped by the filters.

### getWhatToShow

    public int getWhatToShow()

  This attribute determines which node types are presented via the iterator. The available set of constants is defined above. Nodes not accepted by `whatToShow` will be skipped, but their children may still be considered.
  Returns:
    one of the SHOW_XXX constants, or several ORed together.

### getExpandEntityReferences

    public boolean getExpandEntityReferences()

  The value of this flag determines whether the children of entity reference nodes are visible to the iterator. If false, they and their descendants will be rejected. Note that this rejection takes precedence over `whatToShow` and the filter.

  To produce a view of the document that has entity references expanded and does not expose the entity reference node itself, use the `whatToShow` flags to hide the entity reference node and set `expandEntityReferences` to true when creating the iterator. To produce a view of the document that has entity reference nodes but no entity expansion, use the `whatToShow` flags to show the entity reference node and set `expandEntityReferences` to false.

  NOTE: In Xalan's use of DTM we will generally have fully expanded entity references when the document tree was built, and thus this flag will have no effect.

  Returns:
    true if entity references will be expanded.

### nextNode

    public int nextNode()

  Returns the next node in the set and advances the position of the iterator in the set. After a `DTMIterator` has setRoot called, the first call to `nextNode()` returns that root or (if it is rejected by the filters) the first node within its subtree which is not filtered out.
  Returns:
    The next node handle in the set being iterated over, or `DTM.NULL` if there are no more members in that set.

### previousNode

    public int previousNode()

  Returns the previous node in the set and moves the position of the `DTMIterator` backwards in the set.
  Returns:
    The previous node handle in the set being iterated over, or `DTM.NULL` if there are no more members in that set.

### detach

    public void detach()

  Detaches the `DTMIterator` from the set which it iterated over, releasing any computational resources and placing the iterator in the INVALID state. After `detach` has been invoked, calls to `nextNode` or `previousNode` will raise a runtime exception.

### allowDetachToRelease

    public void allowDetachToRelease(boolean allowRelease)

  Specify if it's OK for detach to release the iterator for reuse.
  Parameters:
    `allowRelease` - true if it is OK for detach to release this iterator for pooling.

### getCurrentNode

    public int getCurrentNode()

  Get the current node in the iterator. Note that this differs from the DOM's NodeIterator, where the current position lies between two nodes (as part of the maintain-relative-position semantic).
  Returns:
    The current node handle, or -1.

### 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.

### setShouldCacheNodes

    public void setShouldCacheNodes(boolean b)

  If setShouldCacheNodes(true) is called, then nodes will be cached, enabling random access, and giving the ability to do sorts and the like. They are not cached by default. %REVIEW% Shouldn't the other random-access methods throw an exception if they're called on a DTMIterator with this flag set false?
  Parameters:
    `b` - true if the nodes should be cached.

### isMutable

    public boolean isMutable()

  Tells if this iterator can have nodes added to it or set via the `setItem(int node, int index)` method.
  Returns:
    True if the nodelist can be mutated.

### getCurrentPos

    public int getCurrentPos()

  Get the current position within the cached list, 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 iteration.

### 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 and completely fill the cache.
  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.

### item

    public int item(int index)

  Returns the `node handle` of an item in the collection. If `index` is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in the list, this returns `null`.
  Parameters:
    `index` - of the item.
  Returns:
    The node handle at the `index`th position in the `DTMIterator`, or `-1` if that is not a valid index.

### setItem

    public void setItem(int node,
                        int index)

  Sets the node at the specified index of this vector to be the specified node. The previous component at that position is discarded.

  The index must be a value greater than or equal to 0 and less than the current size of the vector. The iterator must be in cached mode.

  Meant to be used for sorted iterators.

  Parameters:
    `node` - Node to set
    `index` - Index of where to set the node

### getLength

    public int getLength()

  The number of nodes in the list. The range of valid child node indices is 0 to `length-1` inclusive. Note that this requires running the iterator to completion, and presumably filling the cache.
  Returns:
    The number of nodes in the list.

### cloneWithReset

    public DTMIterator 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, but don't reset the iteration in the process, so that it may be used from the current position.
  Returns:
    A clone of this object.
  Throws:
    java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException -

### isDocOrdered

    public boolean isDocOrdered()

  Returns true if all the nodes in the iteration well be returned in document order.
  Returns:
    true if all the nodes in the iteration well be returned in document order.

### getAxis

    public int getAxis()

  Returns the axis being iterated, if it is known.
  Returns:
    Axis.CHILD, etc., or -1 if the axis is not known or is of multiple types.

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