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/* $Id: CharIterator.java 1758773 2016-09-01 13:02:29Z ssteiner $ */

package org.apache.fop.fo;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.NoSuchElementException;

Abstract base class for iterators that should iterate through a series
of characters.  Extends the java.util.Iterator interface with some
additional functions useful for FOP's management of text.
/**
 * Abstract base class for iterators that should iterate through a series
 * of characters.  Extends the java.util.Iterator interface with some
 * additional functions useful for FOP's management of text.
 */
public abstract class CharIterator implements Iterator, Cloneable {

    
{@inheritDoc}
/**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public abstract boolean hasNext();

    
Throws:
NoSuchElementException – if there are no more characters (test for
this condition with java.util.Iterator.hasNext()).
Returns:
the character that is the next character in the collection/**
     * @return the character that is the next character in the collection
     * @throws NoSuchElementException if there are no more characters (test for
     * this condition with java.util.Iterator.hasNext()).
     */
    public abstract char nextChar() throws NoSuchElementException;

    
{@inheritDoc}
/**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Object next() throws NoSuchElementException {
        return nextChar();
    }

    
{@inheritDoc}
/**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public void remove() {
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
    }


    
Replace the current character managed by the iterator with a specified
character?
Params:
c – character/**
     * Replace the current character managed by the iterator with a specified
     * character?
     * @param c character
     */
    public void replaceChar(char c) {
    }

    
{@inheritDoc}
/**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public Object clone() {
        try {
            return super.clone();
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException ex) {
            return null;
        }
    }
}