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/*
 * $Id: NodeSetData.java,v 1.5 2005/05/10 15:47:42 mullan Exp $
 */
package javax.xml.crypto;

import java.util.Iterator;

An abstract representation of a Data type containing a node-set. The type (class) and ordering of the nodes contained in the set are not defined by this class; instead that behavior should be defined by NodeSetData subclasses.
Author:Sean Mullan, JSR 105 Expert Group
Since:1.6
/** * An abstract representation of a <code>Data</code> type containing a * node-set. The type (class) and ordering of the nodes contained in the set * are not defined by this class; instead that behavior should be * defined by <code>NodeSetData</code> subclasses. * * @author Sean Mullan * @author JSR 105 Expert Group * @since 1.6 */
public interface NodeSetData extends Data {
Returns a read-only iterator over the nodes contained in this NodeSetData in document order. Attempts to modify the returned iterator via the remove method throw UnsupportedOperationException.
Returns:an Iterator over the nodes in this NodeSetData in document order
/** * Returns a read-only iterator over the nodes contained in this * <code>NodeSetData</code> in * <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-xpath-19991116#dt-document-order"> * document order</a>. Attempts to modify the returned iterator * via the <code>remove</code> method throw * <code>UnsupportedOperationException</code>. * * @return an <code>Iterator</code> over the nodes in this * <code>NodeSetData</code> in document order */
Iterator iterator(); }