Package org.apache.commons.collections

Interface OrderedIterator

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Iterator

All Known Subinterfaces:

OrderedMapIterator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLinkedList.LinkedListIterator, AbstractLinkedList.LinkedSubListIterator, AbstractLinkedMap.EntrySetIterator, AbstractLinkedMap.KeySetIterator, AbstractLinkedMap.LinkIterator, AbstractLinkedMap.LinkMapIterator, AbstractLinkedMap.ValuesIterator, AbstractOrderedMapIteratorDecorator, CursorableLinkedList.Cursor, CursorableLinkedList.SubCursor, DualTreeBidiMap.BidiOrderedMapIterator, EmptyOrderedIterator, EmptyOrderedMapIterator, UnmodifiableOrderedMapIterator

public interface OrderedIterator
extends java.util.Iterator

Defines an iterator that operates over an ordered collection.

This iterator allows both forward and reverse iteration through the collection.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

Version:

$Revision: 646777 $ $Date: 2008-04-10 14:33:15 +0200 (Thu, 10 Apr 2008) $

Author:

Stephen Colebourne

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	hasPrevious()	Checks to see if there is a previous element that can be iterated to.
java.lang.Object	previous()	Gets the previous element from the collection.

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Iterator

forEachRemaining, hasNext, next, remove

Method Detail

hasPrevious

boolean hasPrevious()

Checks to see if there is a previous element that can be iterated to.

Returns:

true if the iterator has a previous element

previous

java.lang.Object previous()

Gets the previous element from the collection.

Returns:

the previous element in the iteration

Throws:

java.util.NoSuchElementException - if the iteration is finished